Most Jews know that sexual activities between a husband and wife are a Mitsvah. Many Jews know that lovemaking on Shabbat is a double Mitsvah. Some Jews know that the Kabbalah (the Jewish mystical ...

The new invention allows a Torah scroll to be safely and respectfully carried into the field and can quickly convert into a ...

The custom of including the Ten Commandments as part of the Shema was once widespread, but from a certain point in time it was systematically opposed by the Sages. Why did they object to it?

The object comes encased in a weatherproof holy ark that has shoulder straps and can function as a podium on which to read scripture.

Dr. Tzvi Novick points out in an insightful article in the Times of Israel (May 25,2023) entitled “Standing Under Sinai: On the Origins of a Coerced Covenant” that a famous rabbinical Midrash ...

When Oleg Rostovtsev hovered between life and death after a serious operation last April, he asked friends and family to do ...

A Jewish man was attacked on the F train and his holy necklace was destroyed in Jamaica on Jan. 13.Police are seeking the ...

The concept of peace found in the Torah is not necessarily built upon that of peace-loving neighbors, but often built upon ...

Ever the enigmatic artist, Dylan did not respond to the BDS appeal, nor did he cancel his concert. The towering pop-music icon did not say why. But many Israelis and Americans read his return as a ...

Rabbi Moshe Aharon Wilhelm, an elder Chabad chossid in the holy city of Jerusalem with a notable lineage, passed away on Friday. A devoted Torah learner who warmly greeted everyone, he is survived by ...

Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.

The “Middle Meets” project aims to create a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian ...