Q: Dear Rabbi Gellman, I read your weekly column “faithfully.” I learn so much from you. I am a practicing Roman Catholic and I have many wonderful Jewish friends. My DNA shows that I am 2 percent ...

Since Talmud study is not enough, hopes for a breakthrough remain. (For previous articles in this series, see here and here.) In antisemistic environments, Talmud study helped keep Judaism alive. Boys ...

Two thousand years ago, Jews were divided between competing sects all based on the Jewish scriptures, but with different interpretations. After the Romans destroyed the Jerusalem Temple in 70 C.E., ...

According to a new Vatican document, recently released in English, Jews should continue to anticipate the coming of Messiah. The Pontifical Biblical Commission released the English version of “The ...