The central thesis of the book is straightforward yet profound: the Torah addresses the same fundamental questions about ...

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We were in the seventh grade and first feeling female attraction. Like many other teenagers, we wondered out loud why Judaism is so restrictive of how men and women interact. We asked our rebbi why ...

Since the Naturalization Act of 1790, immigration has been a consistently contentious issue in American politics. Throughout history, America’s religious leaders have offered guidance and opinions on ...

Last weekend, our tenth grade Confirmation Class traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby on behalf of Reform Judaism. They chose issues of Gun Violence and Reproductive Rights, wrote speeches, and ...

A careful reading of the Torah’s account of Matan Torah indicates that the Jewish people accepted the Torah not once but twice. First it says: “Moses came and told the people all of God’s words and ...

The Torah u-Madda Journal is devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture. It publishes articles and, occasionally, review essays that either (1) address the question of Judaism’s ...

The Torah is the first part of the Jewish bible. It is the central and most important document of Judaism and has been used by Jews through the ages. Torah refers to the five books of Moses which are ...

The Meiri presents these two explanations of Avot as a continuation of one another. Indeed, our “Avot principles” come from our avot ancestors. This is not only because it makes sense to learn from ...