Tanakh
Parashat Hukat haftarah: The argument that persists
The conclusion is clear: a nation that attacks another in an attempt to annihilate it forfeits its claims to protection. Israel did not conquer out of ambition. It defended itself.
Hodaya Cohen wins Israel's 78th Independence Day Bible World Quiz for Youth
Clay cylinders found in Iraq bear writings of Babylonian king who besieged Jerusalem, study reveals
Beyond the Golan: The Israeli case for reclaiming southern Syria's Bashan - opinion
Water from the well: The seduction of beauty
This week’s Torah portion, Toldot, presents one of the many stories in Genesis dealing with the beauty of a woman and the resulting danger.
Parashat Pinhas: Personal hope versus national hope
A true leader puts the nation’s needs ahead of his own and the nation’s hopes ahead of his personal ones.
More than the question of ‘un-Jewishing’ someone
In Hebrew, we use the word “tragedia” to describe drama like Antigone, based on human suffering.
King Balak may have existed, TAU researchers find
The Mesha Stele may have just proven the existence of King Balak from the Book of Numbers in the Old Testament!
Miami police sergeant fired for throwing out Tanakh on video
Sgt. Roberto Destephan, a 13-year veteran of the force, had been suspended for the last two months over the cellphone video. He was fired on Thursday, the Miami Herald reported.
The reward for a ‘becoming expression’
Even after the horrible act of Lot’s daughters, the small difference in their characters was expressed in the way these nations were later treated.
I Need To See The Picture
Muslims Need Not Fear Israel
The struggle against causeless hatred
If there is anything that we should do during these three weeks, it is to battle against Jewish disunity, against the lack of respect for others, against causeless hatred.
Parashat Pinhas: A man of spirit
‘Moses, who led the nation devotedly through 40 years of wandering in the desert, is now being told that his role is over. He will die in the desert’