"In the story of Esau, one can hear the heart-wrenching cry of a young man who has lost his rightful place in his family." ...

This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, offers one of the most memorable, and relatable, family sagas in our tradition: the story ...

Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical commentary on the Talmud in Hebrew.

Though Israel is barely the size of New Jersey, and appears miniscule on a map of the world, Stauber’s vast photographs show ...

The Jewish people have followed the model of Chayei Sarah, where death ultimately leads to renewal and rebirth, since time ...

Explore the depth of Torah commentary through the lens of Sarah's life and Abraham's profound acts of love and responsibility ...

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This week’s Torah portion is Lech-Lecha: Genesis 12:1 – 17:27 Lech-Lecha, the divine command to Abraham in Genesis 12:1, is often translated as “Go forth.” But the Hebrew is richer and much more ...

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...

“When Hashem returned the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers. Then our mouths were filled with laughter and our tongues with joyous song” (Tehillim 126:1-2). Today we hope and pray to experience ...

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 ...

On Sukkot, we are explicitly commanded to be joyful: “And You Shall Rejoice in Your Festival–ve-samachta be-chagecha.” This is the only holiday where such a command appears. But the question arises: ...