The field of Jewish ethics is never far from foundational questions about how to do Jewish ethics – and these questions are inseparable from other kinds of scholarly conclusions or prescriptions. In ...

The major part of our Torah portion, Mishpatim, raises important questions about Judaism, religion in general, ethics, and law. First, the nature of Judaism. I have a brief definition of Judaism: a ...

The April 1-2 conference in Rome brought together Catholic and Jewish scholars from around the world to the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas to deepen the theological foundations of ...

More enlightening than Rabbi Dorff’s conclusions are the paths he takes to arrive at them. The work of the Conservative posek (legal scholar) involves far more than poring over tomes of Jewish law. On ...

This was drafted before the latest cease-fire announcement but I don’t feel like letting anyone off the hook. Nothing I’ve said before changed anything, so let me try again. I’ve no doubt that ...

Dr. Robert Beren will lead a discussion, "A Jewish Secular Humanist Conversation About Medical Ethics," from 2 to 4:30 p.m. June 23 at the Dusenberry-River Library, 5605 E. River Road. The program, ...

Contemporary Humanistic Judaism, edited by Adam Chalom and Jodi Kornfeld, provides a compelling answer to the question: How can you be Jewish and celebrate Judaism if you don’t believe in G-d? This ...

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Cleveland Museum of Natural History will host Nita Farahany at 7 p.m. May 7 for its “Conversations with women in STEAM: The ...