Judaism

Everything you need to know about Judaism and being Jewish: the weekly Torah portion, Jewish holidays, Jewish rituals and more.

Parashat Vayeshev: Calling from the depths

From this broken place, these dire straits, we call out to the Blessed One to show us the good and to perform miracles for us in this place, our homeland.

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
08/12/2023

Israel-Hamas war: A Hassidic rebbe's prayer for soldiers

The text that was recited was not the well-known version of the prayer for IDF soldiers; it predates that prayer, and is meant to underscore that battles are won with prayers, not armed fighting.

By LEVI COOPER
08/12/2023

Hanukkah: The great light of the small jug

The Maccabees understood the message: Yes, pure oil, even in small quantities, can illuminate much more than meets the eye.

Hanukkah, Hamas: Wars against ungodly ideas to restore belief in God

It is our historical responsibility to defeat these ungodly ideas and restore belief in a one, all-powerful, and merciful God who crafted us in His image and desires our well-being. 

By MOSHE TARAGIN
08/12/2023
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Ending hostility and violence means wrestling with our own shadows

Hostility originates in the disowned and unacknowledged elements within us. That, at any rate, is the claim of a body of research based on the work of Carl Jung.

By RABBI ADINA ALLEN/JTA
02/12/2023
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'The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter': The shape of aleph-bets to come

The rise of a whole new profession of calligraphy artists, often with little or no connection with tradition, has meant a new approach to the aleph-bet. 

By MORDECHAI BECK
02/12/2023
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'Founding God’s Nation': Unexpected power in understanding the Exodus

Founding God’s Nation: Reading Exodus is a book that should be carefully “read.” The reader will be gifted with new, enriching insight into God’s plan for the Jewish people.

By RABBI SHMUEL GOLDIN
02/12/2023
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