True learning never stops; it pushes us out ever-farther into uncharted territory. As both space exploration and Torah study show us, each new discovery spurs new lines of inquiry.

I started my journey in my 20s in Jerusalem. I didn't know anything about spirituality. I wanted to have answers. I wanted to "do it right." So I learned for a full 10 years. Along the way, I acquired a lot of knowledge. But I was so busy fitting in that I didn't notice that I had departed from myself.

On Shavuot night, thousands of Jews will place learning at the center of Jewish life, encountering texts and ideas late into the night, across Jewish practices and ideologies. What does it mean to take Jewish learning into the year?

Learning is a life-long process, and it is never a simple journey from A to B to C -- it's a zigzag journey, and often requires several false starts. Indeed, making mistakes -- and learning from them -- is crucial for our sense of growth.

Some books you just can't put down. On Aug. 1, some 90,000 Jewish men and women will attend a celebration of one such tome -- the Talmud. Organize...

How does the Book of Deuteronomy end? In the wilderness, with the Israelites never reaching the Promised Land.

The five-day conference-cum-retreat, whose mission is to give Jews the opportunity to "take one step further on their Jewish journey," featured more than 1,000 sessions by 400 presenters.

Secular academic institutions have gained unprecedented endowments for their professorships and programs in Jewish studies. But at what cost has Jewish learning entered the academy?