The Talmud raises this very question in a different ... It seems, though, that the Torah sets a high standard for the moral life. It is not enough to be righteous if that means turning our backs ...

Choosing to strive for excellence in behavior and discipline may lead to both a better life for ourselves and the future of ...

The world in which we live is an avenue to the spiritual; we can access the spiritual, transcendent world through the physical world because the two are intimately and intrinsically connected.

Under the wedding canopy, the bride circles the groom seven times. Why seven — and why even do this at all? And is there ...

Milgram, Jonathan S. 2012. Then and Now: A Summary of Developments in the Field of Talmudic Literature through Contributions to the First and Second Editions of theEncyclopaedia Judaica. Currents in ...

A time to weep, a time to laugh’ – we can’t forget what happened a year ago but here’s how we can celebrate the festival ...

In recent decades, however, a new spirit of dialogue has been emerging, beginning with an awakening among Christians of the Jewish origins of Christianity, and encouraging scholars of both traditions ...

On this coming Simchat Torah, we will once again dance with our Torahs. But, as we well know, the singing and dancing will never ever be the same as prior to October 7th 2023. It will be tinged with a ...

"I still can't taste the nafka minah between Coke and Pepsi." Charif means hot and spicy, not for the faint-hearted. It also means intelligent and insightful. Mugmar is a talmudic term that refers ...

Celebrate and observe the Jewish holidays: Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Simchat Torah, Hanukkah, Tu Beshevat and more. How can we bring joy into our Sukkot observance this year?

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

the holiest day of the year according to Judaism, is a day of atonement when people ask God and each other for forgiveness. It is a day when Jewish people fast and gather at a synagogue to pray ...