judaism

The fourteen steps to making a Passover seder, from the wining to the dining.

Why traditional Jews unplug (albeit with some workarounds) during the Sabbath.

A body of spiritual leaders of Judaism dating from the time of Moses.

Jewish men and women didn't always dance together. Some of them still don't.

Taub writes poetry in both English and Yiddish.

Joselit, a professor at George Washington University, is launching a master's degree in Jewish Cultural Arts- -the first time a program like this has ever been created.

This heavenly voice is mentioned repeatedly throughout the Talmud.

Der Golem, the film.

"This is the punishment of the liar – even when he speaks the truth no one believes him." -The Talmud (BT Sanhedrin 89b)

The Talmudic fable of Honi the Circle-Maker isn't the only lesson on environmentalism from traditional Jewish sources, but it's an especially fascinating--and especially strange-- story.