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"Let G-d show me a sign — and I'll believe." Why the Almighty hides Himself behind the screen of nature, and what faith has in common with learning to ride a bicycle.

The wicked prosper while the righteous suffer — where is the justice? Jewish tradition offers an answer that turns our usual view of suffering, and of the hidden governance of the world, upside down.

“Am segulah” — a beloved treasure, or a heavy suitcase full of stones? What really stands behind the title of “chosen people,” and why chosenness is above all a measure of responsibility, not superiority.

Technologies replace one another, yet the questions "who am I?" and "what is it all for?" sound just as they did three thousand years ago. Why an ancient book still works as a precise navigation system today.

Asceticism, or the art of enjoying things the right way? An unexpected look at pleasure: why the nazir brings an offering for giving up life's joys, and how to tell the fireworks of a fleeting thrill from the sunlight of true happiness.

If the Creator is good, where does so much pain in the world come from? Jewish sources give three profound answers — about the purification of the soul, growth through trials, and the limits of human understanding.

The testimonies of people who have survived clinical death line up remarkably with descriptions from the books of the hidden teachings. What Jewish tradition knows about the soul's journey – before birth, after passing, and in the World to Come.

Where the Jewish prayer book came from, how the rites of different communities differ, and why it matters to hold on to the custom of your ancestors — a short guide to the central book of daily prayer.

Science speaks of 13.8 billion years, the Jewish calendar of not quite six thousand. The contradiction seems irresolvable — until you look closely at the assumptions on which the calculation itself is built.