In Judaism, there are 613 biblical commandments, and the Talmud says that the chief commandment of all is study.

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Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We...

Most students have thoughts about emigrating to Israel. A significant number go on aliyah. We...

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary...

As a result of this article, I was invited to testify in the Senate Judiciary...

Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government...

Not all Modern Orthodox Jews, at the present juncture, identify with what the Israeli government...

Most Modern Orthodox are religious Zionists. Despite all differences and nuances among us, we consider...

Most Modern Orthodox are religious Zionists. Despite all differences and nuances among us, we consider...

Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent...

Maimonides taught that it is better that 10 criminals go free than let one innocent...

No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well...

No religious position is loyally served by refusing to consider annoying theories which may well...

I think our vision heretofore has been and should continue to be to have Cardozo...

I think our vision heretofore has been and should continue to be to have Cardozo...

I was not the midwife of the Law School, but its fraternal twin.

I was not the midwife of the Law School, but its fraternal twin.

I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move....

I was critical of the Israeli government, however, for not being prepared for the move....

Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of...

Judaism is an intellectually based religion, and the single most important theme is that of...

However, the word madda in modern Hebrew specifically means science.

However, the word madda in modern Hebrew specifically means science.

As far as YU faculty and students are concerned, the love for Israel is very...

As far as YU faculty and students are concerned, the love for Israel is very...

Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern...

Conventional dogmas, even if endowed with the authority of an Aristotle - ancient or modern...

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a...

At Cardozo, study of law is part of a larger culture. You can get a...

I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to...

I showed that privacy was an implicit right in Jewish law, probably going back to...

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family...

My mother, whose family was heavily rabbinic, said she wanted me to continue the family...

Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren...

Modern Orthodoxy has a highly positive attitude toward the State of Israel. Our Ultra-Orthodox brethren...