kosher laws

Why the Torah permits certain locusts, how Yemenite and Moroccan traditions differed, and the halachic debate among leading rabbis

Distinguishing between right and wrong, permitted and forbidden, is what makes us holy -- in eating and every other way we interact with the physical world

A deeper look at the Torah prohibition of consuming blood, including the spiritual underpinnings of this mitzvah

Learn how this fascinating creature reveals the precision of biblical law and a deeper message about looking beyond appearances to uncover true spiritual purity