Our Sages explain that Shavuot is considered a “Rosh Hashanah” for the Torah. It is an appropriate time to dedicate ourselves ...

Rabbi Sacks and the Torah’s Lesson for Global Diplomacy By Dr. Shmuel Legesse Photo Credit- Lior Mizrahi, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks In an era when mistrust between nations runs high, I ...

This week’s Torah portion is Vayera: Genesis 18:1 – 22:24 The first Shabbat after daylight standard time always comes as a shock to the system, despite the fact that it occurs every year. Preparing to ...

The prerequisite to understanding any story is answering the question: What is its genre? This might seem like an easy task, but it’s really not. Let’s say that someone gets offended by a joke. The ...

Wealth should serve a purpose beyond individual comfort. Before personal consumption, the first portion of one’s resources ...

(JTA) — Throughout President Joe Biden’s visit to Jerusalem this week, he has underscored the ways that he believes the United States and Israel are aligned. But in his remarks Thursday afternoon ...

Congregation Beth Tikvah, located in Wantagh, welcomed in the new Hebrew School year on Monday, Sept. 9th. Rabbi Moshe Weisblum and Dalia Ross, the new Religious School Director, led a Torah lesson ...

The Dean of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva, Rabbi Ben-Zion Algazi, delivered a Torah lecture to open the Elul Zman (yeshiva session) on Monday in the middle of the Gaza Strip, together with his students ...

I’ve slid back into old habits over the past two weeks. I struggle with obsessive hand and body washing, as a way of coping with past sexual trauma. My body feels polluted and tainted, and I wash it ...