In a new book, “Holiness and Society,” the Israeli scholar Ronen Shoval seeks to understand the philosophical implications of the phrase and its contemporary resonance.

Under the bill, schools and universities would be required to conspicuously display a poster or framed copy of the Ten ...

SB 34 makes Ten Commandments one of nine historical documents schools can display, sparking church-state debate.

I am struck by the fact neither major political party wants to disclose the real reason for the huge battle over the Southern ...

It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

North Dakota lawmakers voted down a bill yesterday that would have required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in all ...

A bill that would have required the Ten Commandments to be posted in all North Dakota public schools was voted down on the House floor on Wednesday.

The custom of including the Ten Commandments as part of the Shema was once widespread, but from a certain point in time it was systematically opposed by the Sages. Why did they object to it?

The Ten Commandments recall the Exodus. You are part of an extended family, the Israelites. It began with Abraham, from ...

The Decalogue, which most people mistakenly call “The Ten Commandments,” is contained in the fifth Exodus biblical portion, Yitro, which Moses repeats with many changes in the fifth chapter of ...

Plus, Jewish leaders offer other biblical lessons from the Philadelphia Eagles victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.

Even though Sunday is the first day of the week, its inclusion in the weekend implies that it lives in Saturday’s shadow.