The seventy languages of the world.

How do we make sense of the census commanded in this Torah portion, which specifies only men be counted?

How one woman's power is portrayed as evil.

Korah was punished for his rebellion, but his questioning of the need for human rulers has remained a living issue for later generations to contemplate.

The theft of the birthright is a story about women's potential to use and craft language.

From the fashionable to the freak show.

Jacob is a force for positive change in the midst of a frustrating material world.

An internal process of repentance must accompany the external, physical cleansing for leprosy.

Megillat Ruth is named for the heroine Ruth, who clung to Naomi in what the tradition has perceived as an ...

The Zohar reminds us of the fragility of our existence — and also our power to make a difference in the world.