Judaism became a religion of laws, haunted and bound by the absence of a home for Jewish sovereignty

To the Talmudic rabbis, religion was not opposed to the law but deeply connected to its study, even if dialogue wins over decree

For a hundred generations Jews lived in anticipation of redemption, a historical tension that continues to define Judaism

Why read the Talmud as a secular Jew? In part, for its expression of an independent Jewish creativity and spirituality.

Egypt’s politically expedient ban on the export of palm fronds has altered the lulav market in unexpected ways

Palm frond export ban threatens Sukkot lulav supply

To the neurotic urban parent, Sukkot might as well be called Booths of Death

But no Polaroid pictures at the checkpoint, thanks

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Feast of Tabernacles