Torah

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

The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah. We must act – we must cut the road through – it is up to us to clear the way for ami – My people – God’s people.

When he led us in prayer, we felt the heavens open. Amid the awe, he would sweep us up in joyous dance, drawing his students into the profound intensity of his prayers.

As we celebrate Sukkot this year, amid the shadows of Oct. 7, let us draw strength from the songs of Moses and David.

Between heaven and Earth lies a sheltering presence, a glimpse of eternity, and the promise of unity beneath the wings of the divine.

Ha’azinu calls us to remember history and understand generational change - for Jews, to strengthen our mesorah; for nations, to confront the consequences of their actions before it is too late.

In the aftermath of October 7, the Jewish community was at its most united. We were in the so-called “surge”: a renewed desire for community and joining together against our perceived adversaries.

The Talmud identifies Yom Kippur as one of the two happiest days in the year (along with the 15th of Av).

Sacks, the chief rabbi of Great Britain, is the author of a posthumous volume that is challenging Israel’s top-selling Koren Tanakh.

If Israel raises its voice with confidence and persistence, its light will break through, its righteousness will be seen by the nations, and its glory acknowledged even by kings.