One of the first lessons appears at the beginning of Parsha Chukat with the passing of Miriam. The Torah records her death with remarkable brevity. After decades of leadership, courage, and devotion ...

Rabbi Sacks and the Torah’s Lesson for Global Diplomacy By Dr. Shmuel Legesse Photo Credit- Lior Mizrahi, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks In an era when mistrust between nations runs high, I ...

We strive to understand divine will, but when our understanding falls short, we do not walk away from obedience. Commitment ...

For decades, Rabbi Dovid Hofstedter has been known in the Torah world as the founder of Dirshu, an organization that ...

In rabbinical school, common advice from mentors included, “Always have a piece of pocket Torah.” Meaning, wherever you find yourself, be ready to share a Torah lesson, story, teaching or message. In ...

The Dean of the Ramat Gan Hesder Yeshiva, Rabbi Ben-Zion Algazi, delivered a Torah lecture to open the Elul Zman (yeshiva session) on Monday in the middle of the Gaza Strip, together with his students ...

(JTA) — Throughout President Joe Biden’s visit to Jerusalem this week, he has underscored the ways that he believes the United States and Israel are aligned. But in his remarks Thursday afternoon ...

I’ve slid back into old habits over the past two weeks. I struggle with obsessive hand and body washing, as a way of coping with past sexual trauma. My body feels polluted and tainted, and I wash it ...

For Rabbi Shlomo Einhorn, teaching classes for five hours straight on Shavuot was just a warm-up. On Dec. 24, he’ll sit in front of his computer for 18 hours and teach Torah to anyone who tunes in ...