Torah

Why Noah failed: A lesson in healing and resilience after trauma - opinion

Noah walked off the ark into a world erased. The man who carried humanity through the storm ended his life diminished and ashamed, but Abraham’s story is different...

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 Noah's ark in a stormy sea, lightning strikes, divine light of salvation, the concept of the biblical global flood.

Your Investments: Noah's post-flood decision offers a powerful lesson on retirement - opinion

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Parashat Noah: Olive leaf from paradise

IDF troops raise the Israeli flag in Gaza.

Message of Isaiah in Parashat Noah: Expanding Israel's borders a vision of redemption after exile


Parashat Noah: The gift and the duty

Miracles should serve as wells of faith for the future. Before we begin our daily prayers, we recall past miracles and past redemptions.

An illustrative image of shopping at a supermarket.

The Women’s Parsha Slam: Giving women a voice on Simchat Torah

Perhaps my favorite part of the Parsha Slam is knowing that beyond the event itself, women who never saw themselves as Torah teachers or public speakers take the mic and share.

Yehudis Schamroth at the First Annual Parsha Slam in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Simchat Torah: Celebrating and honoring authentic Jewish values

Which messages of Torah are we meant to celebrate and honor as our legacy on Simchat Torah?

WORSHIPERS PRAY in memory of the victims of the October 7th massacre and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, on the morning of Simchat Torah, in Jerusalem, in 2024.

Parashat Bereshit: The Israeli hostages and the Haftorah

The images of young men starved and tortured in propaganda videos released by their evil Hamas captors seared the conscience of our people.

Family members of released hostages hold a press conference at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Ichilov, on October 14, 2025.

Parashat Bereshit: The lesson of Cain

A person who lives wrongly not only harms himself but also those around him.

Illustrative image of Cain and Abel.

Simchat Torah 5786: A joyful return and reflection on the hostages - opinion

This Simchat Torah, the release of hostages sparked joy and a shift in attitudes across Israel.

 REJOICING IN  the Torah at  Tel Aviv’s Rabin  Square.

‘Kohelet’: Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes - opinion

There is a clear connection between Kohelet and Sukkot.

An illustrative image of King Solomon.

Hol Hamoed Sukkot: A vision of redemption amid a world on fire

As we sit in our sukkot, exposed to the elements, let us remember Ezekiel’s message: Though the storm may rage, Israel’s destiny is secure. 

An illustrative image of the Earth on fire.

Simchat Torah: Divine fire and national legacy

Should Torah exist apart from society or be fully integrated within it?

SIMCHAT TORAH at the Gush Etzion junction.

Simchat Torah: From torn shoes to a crown of majesty

The great secret of the Jewish people has always been the ability to join tear to tear, soul to soul, until together they form a whole garment once again.

Soldiers dance with Torah scrolls during the celebrations of Simhat Torah in the Eshkol region in the Negev in September 2010.

Mermaids and a talking donkey: A treasure trove of ‘midrashic’ interpretations - review

Zev T. Gershon's '100 Wonders in the World of Torah' includes entries of little-known stories and oddities.

‘BALAAM AND The Angel,’ 1493 woodcut from the Nuremberg Chronicle.