Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s most enduring and respected screen actors, whose six-decade career spanned more than 130 films and included landmark hits such as “Silmido” and “Radio Star,” ...

The parsha does not show a clash of good vs evil, but a deep disagreement about leadership and the path by which the people of Israel should take. Throughout all the Torah portions in the Book of ...

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(RNS) — The Jewish attitude toward foreign-born people, who often have risked their lives to come here, legally or otherwise, is one of mercy and concern. (RNS) — No one knows who wrote the Jewish ...

Parshat Shemini: Leviticus 9:1-11:47; II Samuel 6:1-7:17. Parshat Shemini, the Torah portion following Passover, marks a pivotal moment: Moses and Aaron offer the first communal sacrifice on behalf of ...

This week’s Torah portion, Ki Tisa, contains one of the most dramatic and human moments in the entire Torah – the sin of the golden calf. The Israelites, having just experienced divine miracles in ...

Ki Tisa is one of the most notorious and controversial Torah portions, and for good reason. Most notably, it contains the infamous episode of the Golden Calf, the idolatrous rebellion of the newly ...

An anonymous queen saves the day in the nick of time by asking her people to fast on Passover! How bizarre can you get? Well there’s more; this week we have a Shushan Purim Shabbat with a sprinkle of ...

Parshah Ki Tisa is a particularly sobering portion of the Torah. It recounts the episode of the Golden Calf, as the Israelites lapsed into idolatry while Moses was on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten ...

Parshat Vayeshev: Genesis 37:1-40:23; Amos 2:6-3:8. In Vayeshev, Yosef, a young man unjustly imprisoned, finds himself interpreting the dreams of Pharaoh’s cupbearer and baker. To the cupbearer, Yosef ...

(RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (RNS) — Growing up in ...