What does Jewish law say about the war between Israel and Hamas? Depends where you look.
For both hawks and doves, there's a lot that's troubling about the Jewish law of war
For both hawks and doves, there's a lot that's troubling about the Jewish law of war
Respect for our elders is a central value. So is looking out for their best interests.
In Jewish thought. compensating individuals for past deprivation is both an obligation and a tradition
In the face a new gender-sensitive translation of Bible, some Orthodox rabbis call for a boycott of Sefaria
Swifties can learn how to process their memory loss by turning to the Talmud
There are so many female rabbi-scholars of Torah that it is no longer remarkable
There's a reason the Talmud had such a strong prohibition on shaming others.
“Halacha has to be informed by the real lived experiences of the people about whom it is legislating,” said Laynie Soloman, who teaches at and helps lead Svara, a Chicago yeshiva that serves queer Jews