Shabbat Rosh Hodesh: At the threshold of renewal
Shabbat Rosh Hodesh is an invitation to renew not only the month but also ourselves.
Judaism
Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
How a Norwegian pastor helped Jews pray in secret during the Holocaust
When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide
A biblical vision of unity shows why Israel’s deepest fractures are also its greatest tests.
Parashat Vayigash: A shoulder of tears
Though the formal verse of 'Shema, Israel' would only be inscribed later in Torah, Jacob sensed its truth centuries earlier.
Parashat Vayigash: Sharp emotional transitions
The Torah describes the emotional upheaval, the sharp transition from deep sorrow to astonishment and joy, when Jacob discovers that Joseph is alive and even holds a senior position in Egypt.
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
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Jewish Christmas tradition of Chinese food is now backed by science
'We do not completely understand your dietary customs… but we are proud and grateful that your GOD insist you eat our food on Christmas.”, says the so-called 'Chinese Restaurant Association'.
Hanukkah 2025: From Hellenism to today’s culture wars
Still reeling from the horrors of violent fascism and extreme nationalism, humanity has grown enamored of a universal self-conception that denies meaningful differences of race, religion, or culture.
