In other words, the lived experience of tefillin often emphasizes the container and the command more than the semantic ...

Tefillin are a sign for Israel-that is, a symbol and marker that expresses their very essence. The passages of the tefillin ...

Rosh Chodesh Sh’vat marks a new moon and a new spiritual cycle. In Jewish tradition, the new moon carries the seed of the ...

How does one deal with non-attendance at a non-halakhic wedding without causing a hopeless rift in the family?

In Jewish tradition there is an ancient understanding: all creation sings its song to the Creator. but through the way it exists. The wind sings when it moves. Water sings when it flows. Living beings ...

The Oholei Torah annual auction is in its final hours, with the drawing taking place at midnight. Community members are invited to chap arein and take part in this meaningful opportunity to support ...

Released Gaza hostage Eli Sharabi came to speak to 3 local Jewish day schools in Livingston, New Jersey, and was invited to ...

As Hanukkah begins this Sunday night, the weekly Torah portion “Vayeshev” offers a strikingly relevant backdrop. The parasha follows Joseph, who is repeatedly cast into darkness only to rise, again ...

“Lech lecha me’artzecha… Go forth from your land, from your birthplace, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you” (Bereishit/Genesis 12:1). With these words, God calls Abram into ...

CJT Oil Company in Midland is turning tragedy into a positive by creating the Barrels for Blessings campaign. The company, whose initials stand for Christ Jesus Torah, will host a vigil at about 10:30 ...

The Torah contains an amalgamation of precepts that are both admirable and troublesome. Curses are plentiful in this week’s parsha, for such offenses as insulting your mother and father, accepting ...