Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community feels misunderstood. Here’s why
Over the last few years, the haredi (ultra-Orthodox) community has become the subject of every front page, television…
Shabbat Nachamu: Isaiah’s timeless lesson on the rise and fall of powers
Every generation has its superpowers. They dominate the headlines, shape world events, and project an aura of invincibility.…
New poll reveals sharp divides among U.S. Jews over Israel and Gaza | News
As Israel’s actions continue to divide America’s Jewish communities nearly three years into the latest war in Gaza,…
The Blogs: Matot–Masei: Is Living in Israel One of the 613 Mitzvot? Who Cares! | David Harbater
Rabbi Dr. David Harbater is a published author, Jewish educator and public speaker. His book “In the Beginnings:…
The Blogs: Cosmic Moods: Reform Judaism Meets the Space Age | Levi Cooper
In 1970 – soon after the lunar landing – the most prolific respondent in American Reform Judaism and…
The Blogs: I Spent a Day Trying to Break the OU’s Torah AI | Alex Vainer
Every technology eventually finishes going mainstream and then, almost as an afterthought, arrives in Jewish life. Email did…
Jerusalem of Lithuania: A journey through Vilna
Vilnius is beautiful in the old European sense of the word: narrow cobbled lanes polished by centuries of…
Israel Day Parade and Adirei HaTorah share an important Jewish message
On Sunday, two parades took place simultaneously, separated by a hundred miles but united by something far deeper…
When miracles look like politics | Torah
In years when there are two months of Adar (a Jewish leap year), a fascinating question arises: In…
Torah On Immigration: This Purim Take Off The Mask
Thie Purim take off the mask!!! On Purim we celebrate Esther taking a stand for her people and…
Group of Jewish-Israelis keep shabbat for the first time
I recently had the opportunity to spend Shabbat in Jerusalem with 100 Israelis, most of whom were observing…
Jerusalem art auction raises funds for charity
On the evening of January 29, Kehilat Kol HaNeshama in Jerusalem’s Baka neighborhood was transformed into a vibrant…