An interview with the man who wrote the book on the Aleppo Codex.

The Torah repeatedly mandates care for orphans (along with widows and the poor), most notably by creating a special tithe to be given them and. . .

One of the great debates about Moses Maimonides’ philosophical magnum opus, the Guide of the Perplexed, concerns the degree to which it should be taken. . .

In a recent book, James A. Diamond explores how the philosophical ideas of Moses Maimonides were received by medieval and modern Jewish thinkers. Diamond, in. . .

Academic study of the Bible in order to shed light on its origins presents a theological minefield; but this does not mean that traditionalist Jews. . .

Although skeptical of man’s ability to know divine truths “scientifically,” the great medieval philosopher advised his readers to place every confidence in their beliefs. 

The figurative description of God in Psalm 23 expresses stewardship, companionship, attendance, nurturing, and love: qualities as precious today as then.   

God created the universe, and God delivered Israel from Egypt; through the storytelling of the Haggadah, Passover bridges the transcendental and experiential sides of Jewish life.

Beyond the rather narrow confines of Jewish theology, the 12th-century religious philosopher dealt with questions common to all faiths.

“A double helix of free will and fate defines our lives—the circumstances we find ourselves in, and how we remember those experiences.” (Interview by Rachel Gordan.)

With an intellectual boldness unmatched in Jewish philosophy before or since, Moses Maimonides showed that ritual observance opens the way to knowledge of reality. 

Simon Schama’s bestselling new history of the Jews not only misrepresents but trivializes key events, ideas, and personalities.