Hours before Totenberg’s tweet, the author Ruth Franklin tweeted that Jewish tradition teaches that someone who dies on Rosh Hashanah is a “tzaddik,” a Hebrew word for a righteous person ...

When you acquire a Hebrew slave, that person shall serve six years—and shall go free in the seventh year, without payment. And it doesn’t become more coherent after that. In fact, Parshat ...

Most of humanity lies somewhere along the middle of the spectrum. Our point of free will is located in the decision sphere of whether or not to gossip, to hit snooze, to give charity, to smile, to eat ...

Over time, different Hasidic dynasties formed, each led by a revered tzaddik who served as a spiritual guide and leader. Despite facing opposition from more traditionalist elements within Judaism ...