It’s a new year and we are beginning a new book of the Torah — Exodus. Unfortunately, we are dealing with the same old problem. Anti-Semitism, the oldest hatred, rears its ugly head. Pharaoh, the ...

Whether on parchment or paper, the Torah continues to be the most intriguing and enchanting book (or scroll) ever composed, revered in the Bronze Age and Atomic Age alike. It surely is the only book ...

“The Jewish people are more numerous and mightier than us. Let’s outsmart them, in case they grow, declare war, join our enemies, and rise from the land.” That wasn’t scraped off 4chan or transcribed ...

Exodus 23.16: “[And you shall observe] the Feast of the Harvest, of the first fruits of your work, of what you sow in the field …” This is the holiday of Shavuot, the holiday that takes place at the ...

The Israelite women who contributed to the tabernacle recognized the deeper gift God had given in the lengthy, exacting instructions for its construction, writes the executive director of Hillel ...

(This is Article 3 of the seven-part series, “Bridges of Liberation: Jewish & African Paths to Freedom.” The full disclaimer regarding the author’s independent views is contained in the preceding ...