We were in the seventh grade and first feeling female attraction. Like many other teenagers, we wondered out loud why Judaism is so restrictive of how men and women interact. We asked our rebbi why ...

Having completed the last two and highly important Torah portions, Yitro and Mishpatim, we come face to face with the very essence of Judaism. Joined together by the letter vav, at the beginning of ...

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The Torah u-Madda Journal is devoted to the interaction between Judaism and general culture. It publishes articles and, occasionally, review essays that either (1) address the question of Judaism’s ...

Why would a rational, educated woman choose to join an ancient people and embrace traditions that seem to belong to another ...