What is the New King James Version of the Bible and how does it differ from others? Here is a brief explanation of several ...
Meet Yael Kanarek. The artist behind Toratah, a gender-swapped rewrite of the Hebrew Bible, is coming to the Bay Area.
Slavery and the destruction of indigenous populations. Every time I dig into world history, I see it. The Armenian genocide.
The covenant Moses received assured Jews that if they followed these rules, God would protect them from harm: Do everything the Lord has said (Exodus 19:8). Most scholars see this as the beginning ...
When you peel back Noah's Ark to the man himself, Noah may have been righteous only relative to the evil era in which he ...
Our sages remind us that even in a time of chaos, our world relies on values and principles. Our learning, prayer, and good ...
the Torah. [For more, see Writers of the Bible.] Cohen: How do we contrast Israelite religion with Judaism? We can do it in a number of different ways. We can begin institutionally: Israelite ...
Q: The first five books of the Bible, which Jews know as the Torah, are also called The Five Books of Moses. Where did the idea that Moses wrote these books come from? Coogan: In the Hebrew Bible ...
This case, about Shira Horowitz's teaching at South Area Solomon Schechter Day School in Stoughton, MA, explores the question, "How can I teach Torah to young children in a way that respects the ...
Early in the 11th century, a Benedictine Abbot established All Souls' Day as a day to pray for the souls of deceased family ...
In late September, the Harris campaign granted aninterview to a friendly source – Jen Psaki, President Biden’s former ...
Simchat Torah, which means "rejoicing of the Torah" in Hebrew, is one of Judaism's happiest holidays. It's often accompanied ...