Death
When news of the Jewish justice’s death spread last week, so did a lot of weird claims about how Jews should mourn and what they believe. It’s time to clear things up.
Finding the rationale for the nonrational.
And what you need to know in case you ever encounter him.
The noted author swings by to talk about the perils and the promises of human mortality.
While the soul may have primary importance, the body is still seen as a holy vessel.
Confronting the realities of death, learning how best to live.
A reflective history of Jewish views of death and what follows it.
After One-Hundred-and-Twenty.
And how the solutions help explain the fundamental human condition.
Science, death, and the origins of religion.
A tomb celebrated as Herod’s final resting place at a recent exhibit on the flamboyant king has come under question by archeologists. (Registration required)
Unique among early Iron Age civilizations, the ancient Israelites left behind very few tombs. Does this reflect a gap in the archeological record, or the. . .
A new Israeli movie, perfect in tone and taste, depicts an ultra-Orthodox community in which marriage is the center of all things: mysterious, enveloping, frightening, ecstatic.