Religion & Holidays
Crucifying Haman in effigy.
A fundamental misunderstanding of religion.
Plus: the crisis of academic Bible scholarship.
There were many more illiterate Jews in the Tsarist empire than we tend to think there were.
Religions can hope to thrive only if they serve a purpose that is not met elsewhere in society.
A leading American rabbi speaks frankly about the future of his own movement and other matters of pressing Jewish concern.
The Scroll of Vincent.
Don’t go to a church that doesn’t “affirm” gay marriage.
For those who can’t say “I will obey,” but won’t say “I refuse to obey,” what other choice is there?
Reviving the lost art of Jewish apologetics.
Just after his moment of glory, the prophet Elijah finds himself alone and deserted.
The Torah permits plunder, but also disapproves.
From ancient tort laws to modern Israeli psychologists.
An expansion of freedom to follow halakhah, or a license to kill?
