Abraham Joshua Heschel

Many people are awestruck in the presence of celebrities. These celebrities are usually movie stars or sports heroes, with exceptional talent, looks…

The announcement that Bar-Ilan University has started a rabbinical training program that combines ordination with a full academic program of secular…

The gathering of the leadership of the Israeli “peace camp” on Sunday in Ramallah under the auspices of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas…

There’s a gathering buzz if you listen closely enough. People are talking about environmental and social change in a similar way across an array of…

Who would you name Jewish Husband of the Year? Would it be someone who wears full demon face-paint and platform boots? If you answered "yes," then…

CHANGE IS AFOOT IN THE Jewish world. Several global communal organizations are currently undergoing transition at the top. Several more will over the…

Call her Mrs. Isabelle. A tall, strict teacher in my Connecticut elementary school, Mrs. Isabelle wore her gray hair braided and wound around her…

Each Shabbat after reading the weekly Torah portion we chant a section from the Prophets. As is well known, with the exception of special Shabbatot,…

As depicted in the Torah, Shavuot seems to come in a poor third in the trio of pilgrimage holidays when all males are commanded to “appear before the…

It is always striking to read the Haggada at the Seder and realize that Moses is not there. Here we have the story of the Exodus, complete with…

‘Passover has become a universal parable whose symbolism has meaning for all people who strive toward freedom and a new life,” Rabbi Marc Tanenbaum…

Religious Zionism is in crisis … again. Or so we are being told. In the aftermath of the tragic allegations concerning Rabbi Mordechai (Motti) Elon,…

There is a dual triumphalism in modern Jewish life. Both sides are dangerous. On the one hand there is an Orthodox triumphalism. Measured by…

Over the past few decades glatt kosher products – termed mehadrin – seem to have proliferated beyond all expectations. Not only do we find glatt…

Aside from the Land of Israel, there is no land that plays a more significant role in the narrative of the Torah than the land of Egypt. I was…

Zionism and its accomplishment, the creation of the State of Israel, has been viewed in many different ways. For some the goal was to assure the…

The Jewish Agency's Partnership 2000 coordinators met with representatives of Israeli environmental organizations on Wednesday, with hopes to turn…

As complex as religions are, there is usually one core concept that emerges as the central pillar upon which all else rests. In Judaism that concept…

In the weekly Torah portion of Noah, God promises never to destroy humanity again. However, God never said anything about humanity destroying itself.…

We have entered the season of soul searching. Rabbi Eliezer tells us that a person must repent the day before he dies. How does one know when that…