Folks who passionately believe in the “I may hate what you say, but I’d die for your right to say it” take on the First ...

Gov. Mike Kehoe is right to oppose bills proposed by state Reps. Hardy Billington and Bill Irwin to require all public schools to put on display the Ten Commandments for the students to see. That ...

A painful feud over Touro Synagogue has left Newport's Jewish community divided, with two rival congregations holding ...

When Ari Shell reads his Torah portion at his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 17, he’ll be stepping into Jewish adulthood with ...

Delve into Parshat Vayeshev, where we uncover the story of Jacob, a symbol of righteousness and humility in the Torah.

Explore the significance of Jacob's dream in the Torah portion Vayetze, featuring the intriguing stairway to heaven.

I imagine Rebecca when she arrived in Canaan, at the end of Genesis 24. Abraham’s servant Eliezer had gone up to the homeland in Paddan Aram to arrange a bride for Abraham’s son, Isaac. He found ...

Standard dinner plates are two to three inches larger than 50 years ago By Phil Whitaker The apartment we rented when we first moved to Canada was furnished with enormous divans – at 76 inches wide ...

'Divrei HaLev': A renowned Talmudist rabbi's weekly Torah portion lessons - review Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical ...

November 28 is the first of Hanukkah this year. To mark the start of the holiday, here are some events, as well as public menorah lightings.

In the Torah portion of Toldot, we encounter one of the most human and profound scenes in the entire Torah – a meeting between two brothers, Jacob and Esau, which reveals how powerful the desires ...