Human Being, The

Who would you help? What punishments would you mete out? How would you handle this awesome responsibility?

I find Yom Kippur depressing. Why spend a day focusing on our sins and failures? Do we need to be reminded how far we are from being perfect?

A soul is Divine energy, a little piece of G-d within you. Your inner identity, your raison d'être

Social, monetary and ethical dilemmas presented through the perspective of Jewish Law

The pressure of dieting and physical appearance is something that my eight-year-old daughter is already aware of! Occasionally she will pat her round little belly and ask me if I think that she is fat. She is a little chubbier than some of her friends, bu...

Dear Rabbi, Ever since the death of my brother seven years ago, I have been grappling with the concept of the soul. I wish I could believe in it. I am the type that needs rational arguments to convince me, and it seems the soul is too abstract for my mind...

I know that it is important to help others, but I cannot seem to find time. How can I help people when I’m so busy?!

There is a chain smoker who sits near me in the new office. According to Jewish law, am I allowed to ask him to stop smoking?

Hey, is red bull kosher? I would ask my dad, but if he knew I was staying up later, he would give me an even earlier curfew so I would get more sleep.