In times like these that are filled with uncertainty and change, this week’s Torah portion, Lech-Lecha, can speak to our ...

What happens when “an Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi, a Sephardic Chief Rabbi and a future Nobel Prize winning author walk into a café ...

In the story of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham argues with God. Hearing the cities will be destroyed for the depravity of the ...

One of those responsibilities is teaching Torah. The Mechaber (Yoreh Deah 245:1-6) states that it is a Biblical requirement for the father to educate his son in Torah, either himself or by hiring a ...

Just as preteens are gaining a greater desire for independence, they begin the sometimes overwhelming task of preparing for ...

As I expressed in a prior blog entitled Sunday Dollars to Beit Ma’asim Tovim and the Rebbe, it took me years of reflection to ...

Wiesel spoke about the absolute necessity to celebrate Jewish life, especially on Simchat Torah, which many rabbis, he said, ...

Though we fulfill mitzvot for Hashem’s sake, He does not need our fulfillment, and it does not help or contribute to His existence in any way.

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Drawing from 5,000 years of Jewish tradition and folklore, The Writer is Percy Jackson refracted through Torah.

THIS WEEK, JEWS turn their attention to the Torah portion of Vayeira (Genesis 18:1-22-24). This portion is comprised of several dramatic events from which we can glean lessons to help us lead our ...

HIAS, formerly the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, saw its mission and fortunes shift after Trump slashed refugee resettlement ...