This week’s Torah portion, Mishpatim, represents the first extensive listing of laws given by God to the Israelites through Moses. In many ways, it can be seen as an expansion ...
The State of South Carolina is joining the assault on the U.S Constitution’s foundational provision for the separation of church and state in this country.
The article breaks down common misunderstandings about the Ten Commandments and explains what they actually say.
Temple Israel, one of Oklahoma’s two Reform Jewish congregations, is entering a new chapter. One rooted deeply in history ...
“Remember and observe" - Ramban explains that Shabbat must be blessed and sanctified, for God commanded us to remember and bless it, and to refrain from labor so that it remains holy for us.
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses Parashat Mishpatim, which dives into case law: damages, injuries, lost property, workers’ rights, responsibility for animals, protecting the vulnerable.
To my Christian friends: It’s time to turn in the badge of burnout. The world is groaning for a deeper peace. The Sabbath is ...
Jewish history from the Exodus until today has been about the ongoing refinement of laws which define who we really are as a people.” ...
Bills proposed by Republican legislators in Missouri include posting the 10 Commandments in classrooms, history lessons that ...
This remarkable reunion has an aftermath: The next day, Moshe sat to judge the people, while the people stood about Moshe from morning until evening (Shemot 18:13).
Biblical numbers are a little like the relatives at a family wedding—everyone has heard stories about them, nobody fully ...
As Christian nationalism rises, some influential voices are reframing this ability as weakness, manipulation or even a threat ...