John Lennon’s famous song Imagine envisions a world where unity is achieved by erasing national and religious divisions. According to the Torah, there was once a time when Lennon’s vision was ...

Included in the Avinu Malkeinu prayer are the following two petitions to Hashem: Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of Yisrael your nation Our Father, our King, raise high the pride of ...

There seems to be an emphasis on preparation in the parsha of Migdal Bavel (the Tower of Babel). “הבה נלבנה לבנים” – let’s get ready and make bricks, & הבה נבנה לנו ...

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 ...

The Earth is currently experiencing its sixth major extinction event. One million species globally are at risk of extinction in the next few decades, including 27 percent of the world’s mammals, 41 ...

Slavery and the destruction of indigenous populations. Every time I dig into world history, I see it. The Armenian genocide.

For an answer to grow with, investigate the Talmud, Sanhedrin 38a. Here we are told that if we came first, as some might haughtily believe we “should,” we and our children might erroneously believe ...

When writing a list, you should put a comma between each item, except for the last item where you use ‘and’. Narrator: To stop yourself hitting the ground and turning into a brain slushy you ...

We must be happy; we’ve got no choice. That’s the message that emerges from Parshat Ki Tavo, where the Torah gives us the Tochecha, a long list of horrific curses which God forbid might befall ...

Transformative Travel: I look at how travel can change lives. What's on your travel bucket list? If you're like most people, the more you travel, the more places you add to your bucket list.

As a former claims handler and fraud investigator, Jason Metz has worked on a multitude of complex and multifaceted claims. The insurance industry can be seemingly opaque, and Jason enjoys ...

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.