Religion

Parashat Bo: Jeremiah’s timeless promise to Israel

Empires crumble, pain persists, yet Israel survives; Jeremiah’s words offer reassurance across generations.

Exodus from Egypt (Edward Poynter)
Promises.

Parashat Bo: Promises must be kept

Statue of a mans head wearing headphones.

The high price of not listening: What Pharaoh teaches us about power and humility

Zionist youth congress in Budapest.

Zionism built on shared responsibility, not ideological conformity - opinion


'Questioning Belief': Torah and tradition today - review

Understanding the Torah in ways that ‘make sense to the modern mind,’ to ‘facilitate a deeper connection with our traditions and our Creator.’

CHARLIE KIRK, Turning Point USA founder, greets the crowd at the start of AmericaFest 2024 in Phoenix, last Dec. After his assassination, Kirk became a worldwide symbol for both those who agreed and disagreed with him, except the haters. He kept Shabbat ‘from Friday evening to Sunday morning.

Rosh Hashanah proves humanity's need for faith amid religious uncertainty - opinion

Faith and feelings of transcendence, after all, are older than institutions, a deep part of our evolution that existed before priests built temples.

DR. BENJAMIN FENICHEL sounds the shofar on Guadacanal Island, Rosh Hashanah 1943.

A Christian activist believed in me and in my Judaism, his name was Charlie Kirk - opinion

A campus encounter with Charlie Kirk sparked a journey that reshaped my faith, deepened my Jewish identity, and changed the course of my life.

The writer during his college days.

Would you choose to be Jewish? - opinion

If Judaism has been handed to us by accident of birth, how do we transform that inheritance into something chosen, something lived deliberately and proudly – rather than passively or resentfully?

MASSES GATHER at the Western Wall last week for Slihot prayers, which are recited in the lead-up to and during the High Holy Days.

Grapevine: Seat's taken?

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The spiraling atrium of Jerusalem's Clal Building.

Court orders class for autistic children be opened despite Ed.-Min.’s objections

The court also ruled that the Education Ministry’s prevention constituted unlawful discrimination.

 View of an empty classroom at a school in Jerusalem, during a strike, on September 1, 2024.

Between two narratives: A candid conversation with an ultra-Orthodox Israeli

Explaining the ultra-Orthodox mindset that has led to widespread refusal to serve in the IDF.

HAREDI CHILDREN play an active role in the battle for military exemption, as seen on Highway 4 outside Bnei Brak.

Imagine: Not being taught to hate Jews - opinion

Religion has been the cause of too many wars, but it can also be used to do better and strive toward peace.

CHILDREN HOLD a symbolic key at a rally in Ramallah, marking the 77th anniversary of the Nakba, the ‘catastrophe’ of the establishment of the State of Israel, in May. A new generation of students is taught that Jews are vile creatures, says the writer.

Qatar imprisons Baha'i leader for casting 'doubt on the foundations of the Islamic religion'

Qatar has previously been accused of deporting members of the Baha'i community without reason.

Remi Rowhani

When diplomacy falters, religious dialogue can still hold the line - opinion

Now in its third decade, the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions hosted by Kazakhstan is a rare forum for dialogue across religious, ethnic, and geopolitical divides.

Eldridge Street Synagogue, New York