Moses is the most important Jewish prophet. The Jewish holy book is known as the Tanakh or Hebrew Bible ... Orthodox means they follow a stricter form of Judaism than other progressive or liberal ...

Currents in Biblical Research, Vol. 21, Issue. 1, p. 89. In this volume, Douglas Yoder uses the tools of modern and postmodern philosophy and biblical criticism to elucidate the epistemology of the ...

5 to coincide with the restarting of the cycle of Daf Yomi, a century-old Jewish practice of studying a page of Talmud each day. (JTA) — My Jewish Learning is launching a Talmud study series to ...

Conference on Moses Mendelssohn, new book fuel debate on thorny issues of faith, identity. As any Jew knows, trying to define what it means to be Jewish is difficult, if not impossible. Yet still ...

How did Jewish women negotiate religious tradition, gender and cultural norms to fashion lives for themselves as individuals and as family and community members in diverse societies? Readings from a ...

Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem, July 10, 2024. (Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) At the ceremony, the final letters of the Torah will be inscribed by former hostages ...

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 ...

At its core, Brandeis is animated by a set of values that are rooted in Jewish history and experience. The first of these is a reverence for learning. Brandeis reflects the values of the Jewish ...

7 and life after. Before Oct. 7, 2023, Israel had to deal with neighbors who hate the Jewish homeland, but the country seemed able to keep them at bay. Antisemitism periodically flared up around ...