Food; Eating

This week’s Torah portion discusses what makes an animal kosher. A land animal must both chew its cud and have split hooves; a water creature must have both fins and scales. But while there are species of mammals that chew their cud and do not have split ...

It would be absurd to think that G-d gave us the Torah as a sort of bandage for His mistakes. "Oops! I didn't mean to put those nasty animals there! People might eat them! What do I do now?"

Have you ever closed a deal, celebrated your marriage (or its anniversary), or simply spent time with a good friend—without eating something together? Why do our teeth, gullet and stomach figure so prominently in who, how, where and with whom we are?

Would our rabbis be more successful in getting their message across if they exchanged their black frocks for white lab coats?

Many have been led to believe that spirituality translates as “shunning the physical and living an ascetic existence.” The further people distance themselves from worldliness, the closer they are to the divine. Judaism has a very different opinion on the ...

A taste of Shazak Parsha, where the weekly Torah portion comes alive! Geared for kids... Great for adults!