Everyone that was bitten, when he looks upon, shall live.” Why? As soon as he (the victim) turns his eyes and sees the ...

Jacob’s midnight wrestling match wasn’t just a dramatic turning point in the Torah it left a mark on Jewish kitchens forever. The moment the angel struck Jacob’s thigh, leaving him limping at dawn, ...

Churches and shuls started placing flags in their sanctuaries around World War I. In addition to it being a time of nationalistic fervor, it was especially important for religious groups that were bei ...

Rabbi Moshe Meir Weiss is now stepping-up his speaking engagement and scholar-in-residence weekends. To book him for a speaking circuit or evening in your community, please call Rabbi Daniel Green ...

One potential challenge is that having real pride in one’s country may take away from one’s pride as a Jew, although it is certainly possible to take pride in two nations simultaneously.

She told him that he had nothing to gain with a fight against Moshe; indeed, either way he would remain a follower. He acknowledged that she was correct, but he responded that he had already given ...

Rabbi Ami Monson begins his journey at Congregation Beth El, feeling a strong connection with the community and its ...

Balak realized that Midyan and Moav, the erstwhile enemies, would have to make a truce and gang up as allies against Israel. But since G-d was on Israel’s side, there was no way he could prevent the ...

Rabbi Moshe Rosenberg is the spiritual leader of Congregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills, N.Y., and a Judaic Studies educator at SAR Academy in Riverdale, N.Y. He is most well known for his ...

A resident of Beitar Illit was indicted on two charges of arson after he set fire to the synagogue of former Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef.