Tisha B’Av: Can Jews mourn destruction while witnessing national rebirth?
Rabbi Akiva’s smile offers a model for Tisha B’Av, allowing Jews to grieve past destruction while recognizing the beginnings of restoration.
Rabbi Akiva’s smile offers a model for Tisha B’Av, allowing Jews to grieve past destruction while recognizing the beginnings of restoration.
Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.
On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.
See Shavuot and Shabbat times for your area.
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.
The KKL-JNF invites Israelis to experience some of its most beautiful water hiking trails across the country.
Miriam leads not through words or commands but through rhythm, movement, and shared presence. Her tambourine becomes a structure that others can enter.
Within a world of harsh decrees and cruelty, Miriam creates a human partnership that crosses boundaries for the sake of saving life.
An exploration of the unique visual depiction of Miriam’s song in the medieval ‘Haggadah’ from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem’s collection.
Passover celebrates liberty, tradition, and the evolving ways we mark the Seder night.
Rav Amital’s lesson shows that even a rushed Seder can be meaningful and spiritually powerful.