Recently, I read a column by a religious Jew, full of hatred of fakes. They pray three times a day in a synagogue but steal, break Shabbat, insult, lie, bully, abuse, or hate, all behind closed doors.

But too often, when a show like Adolescence gets us talking about these issues, there is a fundamental problem with how we ...

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With the mitzvah of tzedakah, there is the possibility of saving oneself even as the ship is beginning to sink. The mitzvah of tzedakah is especially unique in that it can protect the individual even ...

The Zohar tells us that these pure souls advocate for us in ways we cannot see, and that G-d unites with them in a special ...

Jeffrey Goldberg was added to a Signal group chat discussing matters of national security. He left it, but many think he ...

Patrick Morrisey signed the Riley Gaines Act into law, defining what is a male and a female based on biology. It is a ...

The legacy of the Elias Meyer Free School and Talmud Torah in Kolkata’s Bowbazaar, which is celebrating its centennial year, ...

Judaism has always adapted to deal with technological change. So why isn't there a coherent Jewish response to AI?

There is something magical about being in the presence of a historically significant object, the oldest Hebrew book ever discovered." — David Kraemer, director of the JTS Library ...

Many students of the Talmud never get that initial spark because the language barrier prevents them from ever experiencing the joy of exploring the text’s depth. I hope that this new English edition ...

God wants us to know that argument make us wiser and stronger. Restrictions on debate make us weaker.