Torah portions and zoot suits Most people think the Bar Mitzvah is a religious ceremony in which the 13-year-old assumes adult responsibilities according to Jewish law and tradition. It is.

This week’s parashah (Torah portion) begins... Rabbi Jason Bonder Parashat Re’eh “Did you see anything?!” Rick Moranis asks in his role as Dark Helmet in the 1987 Mel Brooks classic, “Spaceballs.” “No ...

In response to the moral and ethical corruption of the world, God decides to bring a flood to destroy it. However, before executing this severe decree, He commands Noah to build a large ark to ...

The reason the book carries this range of approbations is because it cuts across typical boundaries, blending traditional approaches to the development of the Oral Torah or Torah she-baal peh with ...

(JTA) — How are we supposed to celebrate Simchat Torah this year with a full heart? The very name of this holiday — “the joy of the Torah,” celebrating the completion of the annual Torah ...

Simchat Torah is a day associated with memories and the day we have been dreading since last year, when rumors started to emerge from the butchery that was happening in the south, on one of the ...

JERUSALEM (RNS) — Jews around the world are attempting a difficult spiritual straddle this week: how to celebrate the joyous holiday of Simchat Torah on the first anniversary of the Oct.

As always, there is a source of truth to consult: the Torah. The Torah calls one person an "ish" – a man (as distinct from an adult male) – more than anyone else. This is Moses. The first act ...

Chipotle customers have complained that portion sizes are all over the map. The company finally has a solution – “consistent and generous portions.” That’s according to Scott Boatwright ...

Former Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef on Monday morning echoed the words of a leading Lithuanian-haredi rabbi, instructing that yeshiva students avoid any non-Torah learning activity ...

Rabba Sara Hurwitz speaks about the surprising reference to the sukkah in the Birkat Hamazon, the blessing after the meal during the holiday of Sukkot. The blessing says, “May God establish for ...

A Torah dedication ceremony at the Western Wall marked the first anniversary of the October 7 attack, honoring victims and fallen soldiers. Fron Left: Leiter, Taib, Argamani, Kotel rabbi ...