Rabbi

Jews must stop attacking Christianity - opinion

The soldier who smashed a statue of Jesus in Lebanon didn’t just disgrace the IDF. He handed our enemies  a gift – and betrayed our most important allies

PASAGES STUDENTS attend a rally in Washington to show their support for Israel
Security forces guard a damaged bridge as people cross over the Euphrates River as Syrian army forces deploy in parts of the eastern province formerly controlled by Kurdish forces following their withdrawal from the area on January 22, 2026 in Deir ez-Zor, Syria.

Damascus claims to arrest more Hezbollah-linked cell members behind plot to kill rabbi

Esther Kreitman (nee Singer), born in 1891 in Biłgoraj, Poland, to a rabbinic family, became a Yiddish-language novelist and short story writer.

There was always a third Singer: Yiddish literary diamonds revealed - review

 An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table.

Sirens during Seder? Rabbis advise on how to observe Passover under fire


'Yes! I am Jewish’: How a Jewish Korean princess was ordained as a rabbi - review

In her book Heart of a Stranger, Buchdahl tells the story of her life. She ends each chapter with a homily applying a sacred text to contemporary faith, values, and behavior.

ANGELA BUCHDAHL in 2013. She was ordained as a cantor in 1999 at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion before going on to become a rabbi.

In fond memory of Rabbi David Ebner: My sharp, sensitive, story-telling rebbe - opinion

When he led us in prayer, we felt the heavens open. Amid the awe, he would sweep us up in joyous dance, drawing his students into the profound intensity of his prayers.

RABBI DR. DAVID EBNER: His approach set a yeshiva-wide tone of intellectual rigor combined with warmth, kindness, and compassion.

When the time comes - short story

A short story based on Rabbi Akiva’s final days.

An AI-generated image of Rabbi Akiva.

Lessons from Rabbi Adler: Be your father’s son - opinion

Even observant Jews are unfamiliar with the intricacies of Jewish laws and customs surrounding death and mourning.

THE WRITER on his wedding day, with his father.

Chief rabbis call for public vaccination following four measles deaths

In a public letter, the rabbis argued that "you shall take great care of yourselves" is not just a verse from the Torah, but a halachic and moral obligation. 

A notice warning of a “Measles” is seen on a door in the ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea Shearim in Jerusalem, July 31, 2025.

We can feel brokenhearted for the suffering of the children of Israel and Gaza - opinion

Some of you only fault Israel for this situation, and some of you only blame Hamas. But one thing is clear — it isn’t the children of Gaza’s fault.

Rabbi Angela Buchdahl speaks during her sermon on the first day of Rosh Hashanah, Sept. 23, 2025.

'I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,' prominent reform rabbi says

“I have been a rabbi for 25 years, 20 of them at Central Synagogue, and I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,” Rabbi Angela Buchdahl said in a Rosh Hashanah sermon.

 Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl

No. 28: Levi Shemtov, Elliot Cosgrove, Nitzan Reuven, Dov Landau: Shaping the Jewish world

Four of the Jewish world's most prominent rabbis have shaped the Jewish trajectory in the past year, at home and abroad.

(L-R from top): Dov Landau, Elliot Cosgrove, Nitzan Reuven, Levi Shemtov

As NYC's heated electoral race continues, NYC rabbis weigh endorsements

While some rabbis consider Mamdani to be a concern for the city's jews, others praise his "shared struggle"

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to the media during a campaign stop with striking members of Teamsters Local 210 in the Bronx borough of New York City, U.S., September 15, 2025.

Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ legacy: Inside the new Chumash with Jessica Sacks

Discover how Rabbi Sacks connected Jewish tradition with modern culture and why his teachings resonate across religious and secular divides.

JPost sits down with Jessica Sacks.