Jewish history from the Exodus until today has been about the ongoing refinement of laws which define who we really are as a ...

In Judaism, words are holy and sacred. The world was created by Divine speech, teaches us the opening book of the Pentateuch; the Hebrew alphabet constitutes the spiritual DNA of the cosmos, according ...

The first sentence of this week’s Torah portion says it all: “Judges and [law-enforcement] officers shall you establish for [yourselves] within all your borders.” Judges to interpret and oversee ...

Reb Ezra Weinberg This week’s Torah portion is Pinchas: Numbers 25:10 - 30:1 Every summer, the primary holiday segment of the Jewish calendar focuses on the... Rabbi Erica Steelman This week’s Torah ...

In our generation, we are privileged to encounter women whose learning, commitment, and spiritual leadership who serve the ...

Recounting for the first time the story of an entire people who, after long years of harsh and grueling bondage, emerge into ...

Watch: Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Argentina’s President Javier Milei invokes Parashat Bo to warn that the West faces dangers similar to Pharaoh’s Egypt.

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Some might describe the Super Bowl LVII showdown between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs as "biblical." Well, a look at the portion of the Jewish Torah that, coincidentally, is being ...

The Red Sea split, paving an improbable path. Water became walls on either side, towering and still. As Pharaoh’s chariots thundered in pursuit of the fleeing Israelites, nations on the sidelines ...