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People gather near the scene, after an attack in which a car was driven at pedestrians and stabbings were reported near a synagogue in north Manchester, Britain, October 2, 2025

This week's Torah portion contains lessons to learn amid the Yom Kippur Manchester attack - opinion

 ACTS OF kindness will stand in as atonement.

How radical kindness can renew the Jewish community this Yom Kippur - opinion

A women uses an iPhone mobile device as she passes a lighted Apple logo at the Apple store at Grand Central Terminal in New York City, April 14, 2023; illustrative.

US agency sues Apple for alleged discrimination against Jewish worker


Shabbat Shuva: A call to return

Shabbat Shuva is not merely a pause between two holy days. It is a bridge – between past and future, sin and forgiveness, exile and redemption.

Illustration of apple, honey and pomegranate which are traditionally eaten for Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year

Complicated and courageous: Charlie Kirk's relationship with Israel - opinion

Charlie Kirk’s views were more complicated than either his harshest critics or his most zealous admirers acknowledged.

CHARLIE KIRK speaks at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest 2023 in Phoenix.

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'Shabbat guidebook for parents': The value of recharging - review

A resourceful guidebook for a joyful Shabbat with your children.

HAREDI CHILDREN wear crowns as they celebrate receiving their first prayer books at the Kotel. There is no formal blessing for raising children, the author writes, because it is an ‘all-encompassing, timeless mitzvah.’

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Beyond the Headlines: Who tells you the story?

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news

 (Illustrative) TURNING POINT USA executive director Charlie Kirk speaks at US President Donald Trump’s Inauguration Day ceremony at the Capital One Arena in Washington on January 20, 2025.

Kosher water: Strauss Water launches Tami 4 device dedicated to Sabbath observers

For the first time in Israel, a water bar for daily use, including Sabbaths and holidays, fully compliant with Jewish law and certified Mehadrin by Badatz Rubin for the strictest halachic standards.

Tami4 Tami4Shabbat brings good news for Sabbath observers

My congregant was stabbed for being Jewish, what happened the next Shabbat was incredible

Even after a devastating attack on a Canadian Jewish community, there is still light and joy to be found.

A Torah pointer and a Jewish star necklace — two frequent sights at synagogues.

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Ruth Hotel in Safed provides welcome break from reality

The hotel building is really beautiful. Originally, it was a khan, an inn, built by the Mamelukes in the 13th century.

THE RUTH Safed Hotel, a special place in the North.

Are Jews forbidden from praying on Shabbat?

“On Shabbat, we do not escape either the state or the sense of need. That would deny our creaturely humanity. We do, however, reorient our needs.”

WOMEN PRAYING in the Western Wall tunnels.