jewish life
Jewish Ethics Confronts Modernity
The adaptation of the Jewish ethical tradition to modern life.
Holiness: Everyone’s Duty or a Saintly Ideal?
Is it enough to live up the requirements of Jewish law for one to be holy? Is sanctity in this life possible for all of us—or only for a few saintly people?
Commandedness: Two Modern Views
Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Religion Is a Goal unto Itself
Jewish World Today 101
An overview of the major issues facing the Jewish world today. Jewish life in the 21st century is, according to many observers, experiencing a renaissance.
Mitzvot & Jewish Mystics
"Unitive" and "restorative" impulses propel the religious life of the Jewish mystic.
Classical Understandings of Mitzvot and their Reasons
The rabbinic sages and later philosophers and mystics offered many ways to categorize the mitzvot and explain their significance.
Mitzvot: Contemporary Understandings
For Jewish religious thinkers in our time, the question "why observe mitzvot?" has become a central and critical concern. Some answers echo earlier periods, some are new.
