This simple and flavorful element of life plays a key role in this week’s Torah portion, which tells us to include salt in our sacrifices.

But spiritually, they speak to something very close to the human psyche. When we carry guilt, gratitude, longing, or hope without expression, these emotions can remain trapped within our psyche. The ...

When James turned 13, his Jewish family marked the milestone in proper fashion: Friends and family gathered at his home, and he wore a kippah — a traditional head covering — as blessings were recited ...

A Torah scroll removed from Temple Israel outside Detroit – where a driver rammed an explosives-laden truck and opened fire – was lifted up at Friday’s Shabbat service across the street in a makeshift ...

For Mazal and Eyal Oron, an Israeli couple from Tel Aviv, attending the ‘birkat cohanim’ (priestly blessing ceremony) at Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the Jewish holidays has been a long-standing ...

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 ...

According to our Parsha, one’s religious behavior also plays a role in determining their Matzav (practical situation). This is made clear in the opening verses of our Sedra (Torah portion) in which ...

“See, this day I set before you blessing and curse: blessing, if you obey the commandments of your God that I enjoin upon you this day; and curse, if you do not obey the commandments of your God.” ...

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The act of giving blessing creates connection. Hopefully, we do not wait until the end of our lives to create or facilitate this connection with our loved ones as Jacob did. This week’s Torah portion, ...

LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – The Congregation B’nai Torah invited the community to their annual free Chanukah breakfast to begin the fourth morning of the holiday together. This breakfast was sponsored ...

Jewish congregations in Palm Beach are planning to celebrate the normally festive holiday of Simchat Torah this week, but a trace of melancholy will linger over observances. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas ...