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 ...

Many Americans have heard the expression “I am my beloved’s, and my beloved is mine” – in fact, a quick Google search turns ...

Antisemitism has survived for millennia by adapting to the prevailing ideologies of the time. It has now adapted once again – ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

This Shabbat, Parashat Beshallach, is called שַׁבַּת שִׁירָה, Shabbat Shirah, the Shabbat of the Song at the Red Sea.

After ten days in Israel, I can sum up my impressions using two Semitic words, “Jannat” and “Jahannam,” heaven and hell. Both ...

I debated Abdullah al Andalusi from the Muslim Debate Initiative at Manchester University (UK) on the subject of “Is Anti ...

Tu B’Shvat is more than one day of honoring our trees and agriculture. The holiday serves as a yearly time to reconnect with our earth and our community. By celebrating in Tucson, we learn from the ...

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: The Perfect Crime Paradox. Rabbi Heschel Greenberg has launched a new series of classes on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah in response to ...

Rashi, explaining the view of Rabbi Nehemiah in the Talmud [1] that they spontaneously sang the song together, says that the Holy Spirit rested on them and miraculously the same words came into their ...

Although Rabbi Jacobs’ article alludes to numerous other examples of scientific knowledge, let me conclude by examining a broader area which might be termed practical or applied astronomy.

Putting up a mezuzah in one’s doorway is a timeless and meaningful means of asserting proud Jewish identity. When it was ...