How a Maine state senator helped bring a Torah scroll from rural Maine to Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu. When Brigitte Milo looks at the Torah scroll dedicated to the memory of her son, Nadav, who fell nearly ...

American Jews prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays after the release of 20 Israeli hostages.

We’ve endured for so long because we’ve always had reasons to continue our story, things to look forward to, moments to begin ...

Even atheists can enjoy these secular Yiddish poems and their English translations, related to the Torah reading.

The point of a Jew's yearly restart is not to wallow in feelings of guilt but to convert inner accusation into constructive ...

Simchat Torah itself became a scar. The holiday, whose name means “Rejoicing with the Torah,” marks the Torah reading’s annual completion and restart — a cycle of renewal, celebrated with exuberant ...

Rabba Anat Sharbat, the unofficial “rabbi of Hostages Square,” wept as she recited the Shehechiyanu blessing after lighting ...

While the final 20 living abductees were returned to Israel Monday, the remains of many still haven't made it home, leaving ...

The Torah begins not with law or lineage but with wonder. “Bereishit bara Elohim.” It’s usually translated as, “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.” Past tense. A past event. A ...

Jerusalem is a spiritual compass — its root letters — shin, lamed, and mem—coming together to mean shalem (wholeness) and ...

RIGA, Latvia — The quiet confines of a tranquil Latvian field and lush forest scream stories worth remembering. Inside the ...

Two years after Hamas’ attack, mother turned activist Rachel Goldberg-Polin probes the contours of what’s next as Israel hits ...