My father told me stories about the long line of al-Raqb men who had, for nearly a thousand years, served as watchmen of the Ibn Ezra Synagogue.

Eileen Filler-Corn, likely to become the first Jew and the first women to lead Virginia's House of Delegates, traces her political path to her Jewish upbringing.

Taffy Brodesser-Akner's popular novel turns the familiar divorce story on its head.

Every generation reads Talmud from its own perspective. Rabbi Amy Scheinerman brings her modern perspective to the story of a woman who was refused the cup of blessing.

The traditional cycle of Talmud study, once largely the province of men, is attracting working mothers, educators and artists.

'Confronting Hate' is the new biography of Rabbi Marc Tannenbaum who helped pioneer the connection between Interfaith dialogue and human rights activism.

Barry Scott Wimpfheimer's 'biography' is an engaging tour de force that discusses both the structure and history of the Talmud while illustrating its complex content.