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Holy Words
The laws of vows and the rabbinic cautions against making them teach the holiness and power of the spoken word.
An Exercise in Empathy
Relating to the despair the ancient Israelites felt in the wake of the Temple's destruction is no easy feat.
Beliefs & Practices, FAQ, Interfaith, Jewish Thought, Live
Who Is a Jew: Matrilineal Descent
Why is Judaism traditionally passed down through the mother?
Midrashic Art
Midrashic Art. Biblical Art. History and Theology of Jewish Art. Jewish Artists. Jewish Painters.
Jewish Law, Jewish Texts, Study, Talmud
Rashi’s Commentaries on the Talmud
The beloved Torah commentator also wrote a much-used commentary on the Talmud.
Relationships 101
God's expectations of Jews, as portrayed in the Bible and rabbinic law, extend beyond the divine-human relationship to encompass many sorts of relationships between individual human beings as well.
Jewish History, Jewish Texts, Study
How The Bible Differs from Other Religious Texts of Its Time
Go with Gilgamesh, but lose the animal livers.
Jewish Culture, Jewish Literature, Live, Modern Israeli Literature
The Pioneers of Modern Hebrew Literature
Writing Hebrew literature in the 19th century was no simple matter, and those who did were the elite of the elite.