“A unified understanding- that encompasses all the events of life- brings us to the level of comprehension known as ‘ruach ...

Because the Torah is not a book of fairy tales in which righteous people live peacefully ever after. The Torah is a book about real life, not life as we wish it to be, but life as we experience it: ...

In a move that is reshaping the landscape of Jewish education, TorahVR has officially launched GenesisVR, the first ...

In the vision of the haftara, Israel is no longer pursued, persecuted, and powerless. Instead, it will stand strong and proud ...

In this selection of essays, op-eds and speeches, the first piece written six months after his son’s murder, Pearl gives us words that are, yes, sometimes heartbreaking, but also funny, profound, ...

In this week's parsha (Torah portion), the last parsha of the Torah, which is read as we celebrate Simchat Torah and which marks the conclusion of the Torah, we encounter the poignant final words of ...

The parsha of Vayelech is the parsha that contains the smallest number of verses – only thirty – of any other parsha in the Torah. It also is the parsha that usually coincides with Shabbat Shuva, the ...

These 15 stories by Jonas Kreppel feature the “Yiddish Sherlock Holmes” who saves Jews from various plights within the Austro-Hungarian Empire during the early 20th century.

A more general understanding of the sacrificial service may flow when considering an important aspect of covenant, the contractual partnership between God and His people. The two major covenants in ...

Thank you, Jacob. For what, you might ask? For reminding us never to miss a chance to do good, to say a kind word, to act with intention while we still have the gift of “now.” In one simple act, Jacob ...

The Talmud states that the source of prayer is the biblical phrase “And you shall serve Him with all your heart” (Deuteronomy 11:13). Service is usually associated with action. One can serve with ...