Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different ...

Why begin with the creation of heaven and earth? Why not begin instead with Exodus 12:2, which reads: “This month shall be for you the first of months.” After all, “This month shall be for you” is ...

Thoughts on Torah Portion Shoftim 2023 – adapted from previous versions. In every great piece of literature, law eventually makes its appearance, usually because someone is breaking it. People commit ...

The Torah tells us not to add to or subtract from the commandments (Deuteronomy 13:1). This directive seems to contravene the ongoing development of Jewish law on the part of the rabbis (17:8–13).

I am not a politician and I have no wish to become one. I am a rabbi, and the role of a rabbi is not to be a military tactician or a political pundit, but to learn, share and teach halacha, or Jewish ...