ast week, my new book “Faith and Its Commandments” was published in two volumes as part of the “Peninei Halakha” series. As is appropriate for a personal column, I will share the main points I wrote ...

Irenaeus and Tertullian in the very early Christian church talk about a “regula fidei,” a “rule of faith,” which was a statement of common belief the community could use to explain to new folk what ...