If Israel, like Jacob, holds fast to its mission – even in exile, even in danger, even in darkness – then the promise of ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

If we were truly aware of the power embedded in our words, in casual conversation, in a sentence spoken in anger or sarcasm, we would be far more cautious.

EL CAJON, California — “Thank you.” It is remarkable how two simple words carry the weight of our entire spiritual identity. Our tradition traces the origin of these words back to Leah, who first ...

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Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

Pirkei Avot 5:1: By ten divine utterances [ma'amarot] was the world created. The expression "utterances/ma'amarot" implies that Hashem made His voice heard. How does ...

Rabbi Berel Wein zts"l, who passed away two weeks ago on Shabbat, sent Torah thoughts on the weekly portion to Arutz Sheva for many years. Below are his thoughts on this week's portion, as applicable ...

In a race where antisemitism and Jewish security have been prominent issues, the Republican candidate has especially close Jewish family ties. When people think of Curtis Sliwa, the Republican ...

The end of the middle book of the Torah is pretty intense; a prime focus in this double parasha reading is on the uniqueness of living in the land of Israel, and in contrast the prediction of the ...

Philadelphia Eagles quarterback and Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts stopped by “The View” on Wednesday morning, and he was greeted by a pretty raucous crowd. In fact, the audience was so excited to chant ...