Several commentators discuss the relationship of the elders to the priests, the people, Moses and God.

Ordained in 1972 by the Reform movement, she paved the way to the rabbinate for many women.

Together, these three tractates on civil law were once a single work, called Tractate Nezikin.

During the High Holiday period, we expect a great deal from ourselves. Putting aside the business of material holiday preparation ...

Without her, we wouldn't have the fifth book of the Torah.

The prayer does not praise (or even name) God. Here’s why.

Holiness and secrecy are intricately enmeshed in the Torah.

The ecstatic prayer of the early Hasidim reflects the rediscovery of God's presence in the world.

The famed prophet of Passover foretold King Ahab's downfall.

The most successful Jewish American writer may be the most ambivalent as well.