In an interview in his office in mid-February, Amichai Chikli, Israeli minister for diaspora affairs and combating antisemitism, quoted from the weekly Torah portion, Yitro, which was read in ...

(RNS) — The Jewish attitude toward foreign-born people, who often have risked their lives to come here, legally or otherwise, is one of mercy and concern. (RNS) — No one knows who wrote the Jewish ...

It is for this reason that Yishayahu feels so uncomfortably out of place in the heavenly abode. As he shares with the angels, “Woe is me; I am lost! For I am a man of impure lips, and I live among a ...

Some sages call this Torah portion of Yitro – a miniature Shavuot. Though we are not gathering publicly to stay up all night, of course you are welcome to do so privately. It is the portion where we ...

In Torah time — both timeless and this week — we gather at Sinai once again to receive the foundational values and directives upon which to move from scarcity/slave mentality and behavior to ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Featured in this week’s Staten Island’s Best Dressed are photos from the Bat Mitzvah of Sophia Elana Weintrob Papas, at Temple Israel Reform Congregation on Feb. 3, 2024, ...

The Talmud teaches, “Anyone who humiliates another in public it is as though he were spilling blood … since we see that after he blushes, he turns pale (the blood runs from his face).” (Bava Metzia) ...

What a great time to be a Philadelphia sports fan. Just a few months ago, we enjoyed a magical Phillies postseason run to the World Series, and now, after a five-year hiatus, the Philadelphia Eagles ...

Growing up, my family regularly traveled to Washington D.C. We attended inaugurations, went on lobbying missions, celebrated at Chanukah parties and did some sightseeing. Over the years, one comment ...