As I was writing during 2025, dramatic events in Israel and around the world were unfolding and the narratives arrived ...
Eat dinner with your family. Whenever you can. Especially on Shabbat. The life and schedule of a teenager are crazy, but share a (phone-free) meal at the end of the day, or at least the week, as much ...
Adv. Shalom Wasserteil explains how the mitzvah of the half-shekel places a world of holiness and charity against the money of Haman, who sought to destroy the Jewish people.
Israel stands for the holiness of all that appears – on the surface – trivial, the nobility of the common, the grandeur of the spirit in all worldliness. The mission of the Jewish people is a biblical ...
This is an Open Letter to Lawrence Francis O’Donnell Jr. (America’s prolific television anchor, actor, author, screenwriter, political commentator, and host of The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell on ...
As he approaches 90, the US composer Steve Reich speaks about playing an important part in bringing tonality and pulse back to music ...
In synagogue a few days ago, while waiting for the evening prayer to start, we got into a discussion about Mishloah Manot (giving food to friends and family).
Over the past few years, I’ve written several articles in statewide publications about two Southeast Alaskan Christians persecuted by Alaska officials.
Read inspiring Bible quotations for fasting that strengthen your faith, deepen your prayer life, and help you seek God with sincerity and humility.
The chairman of the federal Religious Liberty Commission ousted a member after a hearing that featured tense exchanges on the definition of antisemitism.
On the 150th anniversary of Pius XII’s birth, Emilio Artiglieri pays tribute to the late wartime pontiff and challenges a ...
Boerne ISD school board President Rich Sena said he envisions a designated period of prayer and religious reading to be for people of all faiths. The district's board authorized staff to be developing ...