Parashat Vayechi: King David's lesson in leadership
King David’s final words are not a farewell. They are a summons. A summons to responsibility, to faith and to moral resolve.
Jewish Holidays
Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars
Hanukkah 2025: The power of the invisible
From golems to Horton to banana menorahs: This year’s Hanukkah kids’ books light up the imagination
Hanukkah: Expanding light
Over the long centuries, the menorah’s candles have shone into the recesses of our souls, illuminating the darkest times with their radiant message of hope, endurance, and everlasting light.
Lighting up NYC: World's largest menorah erected in New York ahead of Hanukkah
This year’s menorah lighting, organized by the Lubavitch Youth Organization, is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Shmuel Butman.
Hanukkah: Your guide to the Jewish Festival of Lights - explainer
Dating back to ancient times, Hanukkah is not one of Judaism's most important or holiest holidays, but it is one of its most well-known.
Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US
See Shabbat times for your area.
Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US
See Shabbat times for your area.
How should we observe Simchat Torah this year? - opinion
We need to seek a middle path between the usual joy of Simchat Torah and the mourning necessitated by the disaster of Simchat Torah 5784 on October 7.
'Who’s the fool who told you boys don’t cry?' Approaching Simchat Torah with sorrow
This was the year an entire nation learned to cry – unashamedly and without restraint.
Simchat Torah: Grasping the divine strands of joy
It’s strained, if not seemingly impossible, to embody joy right now. The divine strands of joy around us are so dim as to be nearly invisible.
Come together: The importance of unity on Simchat Torah - opinion
It is precisely at the one-year anniversary of Hamas's massacre that the holiday of Simchat Torah comes along, with its unique message about the centrality of unity.
How will the Jewish people celebrate Simchat Torah this year?
Will Jews dance this year on Simchat Torah? To answer this question, the Magazine interviewed several people in diverse situations; their responses varied.
