For this to be a meaningful simile we must understand both what is Torah and what is water. Water in Genesis 1:2 serves as the foundation of Creation. “The earth being unformed and void ...

In our Torah portion this week, we read from the book of Deuteronomy, near the end of the Torah. As Moses speaks to the Israelites, giving instructions about commandments, he also reminds them ...

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 ...

“How did things get this way?” is probably one of the first things that ancient human beings asked. Not most of them, for sure. Like today, most people have enough to do trying to figure out ...

"After one's b'nai mitzvah, we expect them to continue to read," Millenson emphasized. "We track who has which reading, and ask them to read 'their' parsha (Torah portion) the following year. Team ...

(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 ...

Numerous questions arise when we delve into the biblical portion concerning Abraham in Lekh Lekha, Genesis 12:1-17:27. One such question is the apparent mistake in narrating Abraham’s story, which ...

This paper addresses some of the many challenges faced by Arab teachers of Hebrew, the country's majority language in Arab schools in Israel.Footnote 1 It combines two approaches, ...

the massacre of 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals occurred on the 22nd day of the Hebrew month of Tishrei — the day Israelis and many liberal Jews celebrate Simchat Torah. In the diaspora ...

DOWN WITH HIS MOTHER AND HAS MORE ON HER MISSION. THIS IS THE AREA WHERE BRANDI JABBAR IS 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS SHOT AND HE LATER DIED AT THE HOSPITAL OF HIS INJURIES. NOW, SHE SAYS THAT THIS IS ...

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 ...