Miracles

Tradition regards the biblical account of the Red Sea split as an accurate retelling of events, but scientists have tried to explain it in terns of nature.

Addressing a popular secular Israeli society that was skeptical of calling events miraculous, David Ben-Gurion said, “A Jew who does not believe in miracles is not a realist."

After going into labour during an earthquake, the new mother had to deal with aftershocks in a makeshift maternity ward.

During specific and rare occasions, God decided to make nature work according to other rules. This is what we call a miracle.

A man is lucky to be alive after he was struck by lightning while fishing with his friend

Everyone deals with trauma in a different way and it’s important for people to process their pain in a way that works for them.

As Jewish people around the world mark the miraculous story of the Festival of Lights, three people relate their own wondrous experiences for the 21st century.

We know what sovereignty tastes like. For centuries, Hanukkah kept that taste alive. We never forgot how Jews were meant to live. Hanukkah would not let us forget. 

This rare phenomenon is called heteropaternal superfecundation. It's quite common in cats and dogs, but it's rare in humans. Only a small handful of cases have been recorded.

The strength of our belief in ourselves as a nation is no less miraculous than the outcome of the war. This is a lesson for today, as well.