The Mongols. The Russian depredations in Ukraine. The list is long. Imagine that the background of our Torah portion is these maniacal tribes are winning their war against humanity and are closing ...

(1:2) This week’s Torah portion, “Noah,” tells of a time when the world was destroyed because these three pillars had collapsed. According to Kabbalah, these three pillars correspond to ...

Given the right support and structures, Torah learning can truly be lifelong learning, beginning at the earliest ages of school. Why parshat hashavua (the weekly Torah portion)? The decision to teach ...

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 ...

5:116) Jews are in full accord with this. In the Hebrew Bible the primary cause of the Messianic Age is God. That a specific human being would play an important role in ushering in the Messianic ...

Well-known Religious Zionist scholar Rabbi Alan Haber is convinced we are living in messianic times. Rabbi Haber wrote, “To me, it is clear that we are in stages of the messianic times already ...

(my translation) This Mishnah depicts an apocalyptic, catastrophic messianic period. Such depictions of the days of the Messiah are commonplace in the Talmud, Kabbalah, and Jewish literature ...

Bring a true awareness of God to all people. Signal the end of the world. The Messianic Age will only start after the Messiah’s arrival on Earth. It is therefore important for Jews to pray for ...

So did the other 350 residents of Israel’s only Messianic Jewish moshav. Sitting on a pine-covered ridge about ten miles west of Jerusalem, the Yad HaShmona community has lived in steady tension ...

During the Messianic Age, Jews believe that God will be accepted by everyone and Judaism will be known as the one true religion. The Messianic Age will only start after the Messiah’s arrival on ...

Terach, Abraham’s father, is often viewed in the Midrash as an evil man and nothing more than an idol worshipper (Bereishit Rabbah 38:13). A review of the literal text indicates otherwise.

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 ...