Why David wasn't allowed to rebuild the Temple.

God enumerates the rewards for keeping the commandments and the punishments for violating them; the laws of tithes are then listed.

In the Bible, possession of the Land of Israel is tied to moral behavior.

Last week, Deborah Lipstadt wrote about eerie anniversaries and Hannah Arendt. Her posts have been appearing as a part of Jewish Book ...

When tradition is silent, symbolic explanations arise.

Earlier, Efrat Libfroind wrote about being a mother and a full-time pastry chef and the only kosher cooking student in ...

We grew up with my mother’s special brand of religion: Eccentric Judaism. My two older brothers and I were allowed ...

A guide to the ritual that occurs between Passover and Shavuot.

Lots of things are great to do online. I love paying my bills online (well, maybe love is an overstatement), ...

Halacha, from the Hebrew word for "walking" or "path," is the rabbinic interpretation of Jewish law.