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Standards and Practices

The idea that one may convert without intent to carry out mitzvot is a minority opinion.Klein’s Nachtmusik

"May my publisher be drowned in ink, may he be crushed between presses, may the printer's devil take him"—and other dyspeptic dispatches from A.M. Klein.The Holocaust and Atrocity Prevention

Obama excoriated the Bush administration for failing to speak up about the Armenian genocide, yet he has also remained silent. But official recognition often comes at a high cost.Tazria-M’tzora: Gone to Seed

Torah Talk with Michael Carasik Our text begins by discussing a woman who does the verb tazria before giving birth—but does it mean that she conceives, delivers the baby, or . . . ? (Click here for source sheet.)  Download | Duration: 00:11:54Fixed Stars Govern a Jewish Life?

An alarming fundamentalist tendency has arisen in Orthodox thought—leading, for instance, to a book whose premise is that astrology is a true science having the full support of Jewish tradition.From Esperanza to Shprintze

"In English my name means hope," says the heroine of Sandra Cisneros's House on Mango Street.  What does it mean in Yiddish? Breaking up Monopolies

Israel just passed legislation that, over time, may dramatically reduce the cost of living by increasing competition. And nobody noticed.The Practice of Musar

The Conservative movement likes to see itself as intellectual one. But it might have something to learn from a 19th-century movement of strenuous moral development.On the Roots of Israel’s Culture Wars

The ongoing conflict between religious and secular worldviews expresses itself in competing visions of Israel's system of law. (Interview by David Green)