Book of Ruth

THE MEMBERS OF THE 10- piece orchestra take their places and begin tuning up. The conductor walks out on stage in formal attire. He strikes up the…

The hassidic world is steeped in ideas and practices whose roots are in the kabbalistic weltanschauung and particularly the canonical texts of the…

It was a funeral service strangely not dominated by a sense of loss. Standing next to the grave of Private Dov (Doveleh) Haberberg a week ago, I felt…

DURING THE period in which he was Germany’s foreign minister, Yoschke Fischer endeared himself greatly to Israel. His popularity is bound to grow…

JOAN LEEGANT’S AMBITIOUS debut novel intertwines the stories of three American Jews, each seeking something different in (and out) of Israel, each…

■ ONE WONDERS when Bank Hapoalim CEO Zion Keinan has time to actually attend to bank business. He’s engaged in numerous hands-on philanthropic…

In the Book of Ruth, after Naomi decides to return to Israel from Moab, she sends her erstwhile daughters-in-law back to their families with her…

As Senate confirmation hearings began Monday for US Solicitor- General Elena Kagan’s appointment to America’s Supreme Court, Rabbi Shlomo Riskin…

The Book of Ruth, which was read in synagogues on Shavuot, is a magnificent work, well worthy of its place in the biblical canon. Not only is it a…

Does the world care about kindness? If Google is the mouthpiece of the world, it does. When I typed “acts of kindness” into the computer search…

Jessica doesn’t live here any more. Seven years ago, at the age of 23, she made aliya from America with every intention of staying. She knew exactly…

The story is told, in several cultural variations, of a Jewish man spotting a friend reading an Arabic newspaper. “Moshe, have you lost your mind?”…

The holiday of Shavuot is unusual among the Shlosha Regalim (The three pilgrimage festivals). It is the only one of the three not followed by Hol…

Achim Beinwar of Hamburg found out only five years ago that he was descended from Russian Jews who converted to Christianity in the late 19th…

Again we approach the festival of Shavuot, when we read the Book of Ruth. Again we’ll read the stirring lines of Ruth, great-grandmother of King…

Two articles that I read recently presented me with a dilemma, for they paint a picture of Jewish belief that I cannot accept. The first concerned…

Judging the judges Sir, - The opening sentence of the Book of Ruth lends itself to two explanations. The first is, "In the days that the judges…

The number of job vacancies in the private sector fell by nearly 20 percent from 50,000 in the month of September to 40,600 during the month of…

"Recognize now the cloak of your son..." (Genesis 37:32)"Recognize now the owner of the signet ring, the cord garb and the staff." (Genesis…

It has been a dramatic 24 hours at Petah Tikva's top two clubs. Maccabi Petah Tikva coach Roni Levy and Hapoel Petah Tikva boss Danny Niron both…