Mitzvah
Parashat Chayei Sarah: The healing power of speech
Every person can act like the sun, spreading warmth and light and bringing healing to those around them. A welcoming countenance, a small smile, and genuine empathy can have amazing healing power.
Are there other lessons from October 7? - opinion
Jews must stop letting this one mitzvah fuel fanaticism - opinion
Beyond the Headlines: And you lifted us up - opinion
My kind of Ushpizin
Updating the ancient practice of inviting elevated souls into our sukkah by finding the mitzvah heroes all around us.
What is kavana?
Can we see how kavana, which in Hebrew really means the act of going in a particular direction applies to real life as well as of course to all prayers, blessings, and mitzvot?
Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Idol smasher or idol maker?
The brilliant Yeshayahu Leibowitz – one of the most admired and the most despised thinkers in the history of the State of Israel.
San Diego Jewish Academy breaks world record for sandwich-making
The school set a Guinness World Record for the most sandwiches made in under three minutes.
Sukkot and the Four Species Market
The four species are need for fulfilling the 'Four species Mitzvah,' the waving of the four species as prescribed by the Torah, symbolizing unity.
Uncovering the tallit, the long-standing traditional textile in Israel
Demands to sacrifice Yom Kippur scapegoat on Temple Mount rejected
“The time has come that the Jewish people adds deeds to its prayers... The era of prayers by themselves and actions by themselves has ended."
PARASHAT BEHUKOTAI: Religious experience and its limits
Religious experiences are not risk-free. They have the potential to become wild, explosive, warping thought and moral judgment.
Rachashei-Lev: raising the spirits of children fighting an arduous battle
The organization is currently attending to the needs of 500 children and young adults and catering to all sectors of society regardless of religion, race or gender.
THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: satmar assistance
One of the largest of these initiatives is active in the capital’s haredi stronghold Mea She’arim. This year, the need has reached an unprecedented level, with provision of hundreds of tons of meat,
