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RSSFeeds https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-897534 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/722986' alt='Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’ (photo credit: Courtesy Dina Gavriely)' title='Dina Gavriely: ‘My task was clear – create vibrant and joyful texts.’ (photo credit: Courtesy Dina Gavriely)' /><br />The first book I received of Dina’s series of three was her Scroll of Ruth, most appropriate since Shavuot was only a week away.<br /> Courtesy Dina Gavriely Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:08 GMT Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:08 GMT 897534 N False BY DAVID GEFFEN False Judaism,Shavuot,Jewish holidays,artist,education,children 111 Meet the Israeli author making Jewish texts accessible for children https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-897532 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_948,w_1220/722984' alt='Jews at the Western Wall, 1870s. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='Jews at the Western Wall, 1870s. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />On Shavuot morning, the prayer groups at the Western Wall are composed of Jews of different stripes and appearances, creating a broader cross-section of Jewish life than is there at other times.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sat, 30 May 2026 14:07:42 GMT Sat, 30 May 2026 14:07:42 GMT 897532 N False BY ALAN ROSENBAUM False Western Wall,Shavuot,Jewish holidays,religion,old city jerusalem,jews,Israelis 111 The beauty and frustration of Shavuot at the Western Wall https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-897499 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1814,w_2722/424903' alt='Reading a torah scroll (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' title='Reading a torah scroll (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' /><br />The book grew out of courses the author taught, and covers Leviticus’ chapters 1 through 10. <br /> INGIMAGE Sat, 30 May 2026 14:07:19 GMT Sat, 30 May 2026 14:07:19 GMT 897499 N False BY NOAH ROTHSTEIN False Judaism,Torah,literature,bible,book review 111 'The Sacrificial Service': The mistranslation of Leviticus https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-897502 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3482,w_5830/399990' alt='The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017 (photo credit: COURTESY OF TAL ROGOVSKY)' title='The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017 (photo credit: COURTESY OF TAL ROGOVSKY)' /><br />The Menorah in Zechariah’s vision still burns. Its message still endures. And it still calls to each of us: light the flame. Raise it high.<br /> COURTESY OF TAL ROGOVSKY Fri, 29 May 2026 11:53:01 GMT Fri, 29 May 2026 11:53:01 GMT 897502 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Torah,Shabbat,religion,bible,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Beha'alotcha: The courage to see beyond https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-897521 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1814,w_2722/424903' alt='Reading a torah scroll (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' title='Reading a torah scroll (photo credit: INGIMAGE)' /><br />After Pharaoh intensified the Jewish slaves' work, Moses felt that his mission had failed. Out of deep pain, he turned to God and said, “Why have You done evil to these people? Why did You send me?<br /> INGIMAGE Fri, 29 May 2026 11:52:08 GMT Fri, 29 May 2026 11:52:08 GMT 897521 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,religion,Moses,bible,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Beha'alotcha: Knowing your place in life https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-897746 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 29 May 2026 11:51:39 GMT Fri, 29 May 2026 11:51:39 GMT 897746 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-896797 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_194,w_290/721873' alt='Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)' title='Rabbi Danny Tropper, founder of Gesher. (photo credit: YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90)' /><br />From gender roles to religious authority, American-trained leaders transformed key debates in Israeli Judaism.<br /> YONATAN SINDEL/FLASH90 Sun, 24 May 2026 02:21:20 GMT Sun, 24 May 2026 10:44:21 GMT 896797 N False BY ALAN ROSENBAUM False Israel,Judaism,Canada,literature,religion,David Ben-Gurion,world news,yeshiva university,book review,Magazine,America 111 'Agents of Change': American Jews and the transformation of Israeli Judaism https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-896789 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_987/721862' alt='Title page of first edition of the Zohar, Mantua, 1558. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons) (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='Title page of first edition of the Zohar, Mantua, 1558. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons) (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Introduction to the Zohar explores exile, desire, and repair, presenting the Baal HaSulam’s ladder as a path to inner spiritual transformation.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sun, 24 May 2026 02:17:44 GMT Sun, 24 May 2026 02:17:44 GMT 896789 N False BY BARUCH LANDA False Israel,Holocaust,Judaism,Torah,Poland,literature,Moses,God,book review,Magazine 111 'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-897012 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 22 May 2026 11:48:14 GMT Fri, 22 May 2026 11:53:13 GMT 897012 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shavuot,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 1048 Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-896771 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2363/721836' alt='Scribe Nadav Elhadad writes a Torah scroll at Safed’s Mount Sinai Institute, in Feb. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Scribe Nadav Elhadad writes a Torah scroll at Safed’s Mount Sinai Institute, in Feb. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The debate over Torah from Sinai may depend less on proof than on the condition of the soul.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:55:19 GMT Fri, 22 May 2026 10:55:19 GMT 896771 N False BY NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO False Egypt,Judaism,Torah,religion,freedom of religion in israel,God 111 Shavuot 2026: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896779 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2260/721844' alt='We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='We begin our day with the acknowledgment of ‘Modeh Ani.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />From Sinai to modern Israel, Shavuot reminds Jews of the power of faith, words, and commitment.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:42 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:42 GMT 896779 N False BY STEWART WEISS False Israel,Judaism,Sukkot,Torah,Yom Kippur,religion,mount sinai 111 1048 Inside Shavuot’s enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896813 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1260,w_945/721907' alt='Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Judaism seeks to bridge the divide between spiritual and physical. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:01 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 20:49:01 GMT 896813 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Sinai,Torah,Shavuot,God,Earth 111 1048 Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896794 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_5760,w_8640/721870' alt='ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.<br /> FLASH90 Thu, 21 May 2026 16:06:10 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 16:06:10 GMT 896794 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Torah,Shavuot,Haredi draft,mount sinai,bible,Talmud,Magazine 111 1048 What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896935 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shavuot and Shabbat times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Thu, 21 May 2026 11:48:08 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 11:48:08 GMT 896935 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shavuot,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 1048 Shavuot, Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896801 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2800/721883' alt='TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:43 GMT Thu, 21 May 2026 11:47:43 GMT 896801 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Shavuot,bible,Magazine,Jewish history,High Holy Days 111 1048 Shavuot: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-896768 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_347,w_494/721822' alt='Nahal HaShofet. (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky)' title='Nahal HaShofet. (photo credit: Alex Kolomoisky)' /><br />The KKL-JNF invites Israelis to experience some of its most beautiful water hiking trails across the country.<br /> Alex Kolomoisky Wed, 20 May 2026 05:34:59 GMT Wed, 20 May 2026 05:34:59 GMT 896768 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Israel,Shavuot,Jewish holidays,hiking,nature,water 111 1048 This Shavuot, enjoy one of these six Israeli hiking trails and natural sites https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-896196 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1986,w_2932/477490' alt='IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY/REUTERS)' title='IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War. (photo credit: DEFENSE MINISTRY/REUTERS)' /><br />This week’s haftarah offers a timely message about longing, loyalty, and the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland.<br /> DEFENSE MINISTRY/REUTERS Fri, 15 May 2026 14:23:33 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 14:23:33 GMT 896196 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Torah,bible,Six Day War,Jerusalem day,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’ https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-896314 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 15 May 2026 12:45:11 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 12:45:11 GMT 896314 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-896183 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4350,w_11417/720990' alt='THE PURSUIT of individuality is one of modern culture’s most prominent trends. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='THE PURSUIT of individuality is one of modern culture’s most prominent trends. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />When the Torah counts the people by tribes and families, it teaches the art of integration: Each individual is counted on his or her own, yet as part of a larger structure.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 15 May 2026 11:56:57 GMT Fri, 15 May 2026 12:14:18 GMT 896183 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Shavuot,bible,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-895368 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_909,w_1138/719813' alt='RUTH JOINS her mother-in-law, Naomi, in traveling to the Land of Israel, while Orpah turns back to Moab after accompanying them for a stretch. King David will descend from Ruth, and Goliath from her sister-in-law. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='RUTH JOINS her mother-in-law, Naomi, in traveling to the Land of Israel, while Orpah turns back to Moab after accompanying them for a stretch. King David will descend from Ruth, and Goliath from her sister-in-law. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Yael Ziegler’s 'Ruth: From Alienation to Monarchy' is a 534-page book on a four-chapter megillah.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sun, 10 May 2026 18:39:43 GMT Sun, 10 May 2026 18:39:43 GMT 895368 N False BY NOAH ROTHSTEIN False Judaism,Torah,Shavuot,high holidays,book of ruth 111 'From Alienation to Monarchy': Ruth and the architecture of loving-kindness https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-895357 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_1198/719799' alt='Hannah Arendt, pictured in 1958, was a German-American historian and philosopher. She was imprisoned by the Nazis for doing research into antisemitism. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='Hannah Arendt, pictured in 1958, was a German-American historian and philosopher. She was imprisoned by the Nazis for doing research into antisemitism. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Eishet Chayil is re-examined as a theological statement about women’s role in Jewish survival, leadership, and destiny.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sun, 10 May 2026 18:38:20 GMT Sun, 10 May 2026 18:38:20 GMT 895357 N False BY RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER False Israel,Chabad,Shabbat,Magazine,Jewish history,Lubavitcher Rebbe 111 'Eishet Chayil': Who is the biblical woman of valor? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-895467 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2631,w_3946/719977' alt='‘YOU ARE growing up in a generation with dozens of types of dairy desserts in the refrigerator.’ (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='‘YOU ARE growing up in a generation with dozens of types of dairy desserts in the refrigerator.’ (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Shmita teaches that true blessing is found not in abundance, but in satisfaction, faith, and learning to focus on what truly matters.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 08 May 2026 11:36:52 GMT Fri, 08 May 2026 11:36:52 GMT 895467 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Shavuot,parasha,Omer,Shmita 111 1047 Parashat Behar-Behukotai: Quality vs quantity https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-895568 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 08 May 2026 11:34:36 GMT Fri, 08 May 2026 11:41:41 GMT 895568 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-894782 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2700,w_4000/718873' alt='RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura. (photo credit: The Habura.com)' title='RABBI JOSEPH DWECK teaches at The Habura. (photo credit: The Habura.com)' /><br />Zionism is too often framed as a late 19th-century Eastern and Central European, largely secular movement, born in response to modern nationalism and antisemitism.<br /> The Habura.com Mon, 04 May 2026 17:09:25 GMT Mon, 04 May 2026 17:09:25 GMT 894782 N False BY ASHLEY PERRY PEREZ False Zionism,Sephardim,Diaspora,theodor herzl,Religious Zionists,Jewish history 111 'The Restoration of Israel': Recovering a forgotten Sephardi Zionist voice https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-894761 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1322,w_1200/718824' alt='RAISING THE flag before prayer services in the field. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)' title='RAISING THE flag before prayer services in the field. (photo credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit)' /><br />Nativ began with a Trustee Committee in 1998 and was adopted as a military program in 2000. To date, over 58,000 soldiers have begun the program, and close to 20,000 have completed conversion.<br /> IDF Spokesperson’s Unit Sat, 02 May 2026 19:00:19 GMT Sat, 02 May 2026 21:14:14 GMT 894761 N False BY JUDITH SEGALOFF False IDF,lone soldier,conversion,Conversion to Judaism,Nativ,Magazine 111 Inside the Nativ program training IDF soldiers to 'join the tribe' https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-894830 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 01 May 2026 11:54:10 GMT Fri, 01 May 2026 11:56:09 GMT 894830 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-894773 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3540,w_5310/718855' alt='GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='GOODWILL: PROVIDING volunteer massage therapy to soldiers at an IDF outpost in Samaria, March 12. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />This portion is read during the days of the Counting of the Omer, when Judaism emphasizes mutual respect and love between people as preparation for receiving the Torah on the festival of Shavuot.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 01 May 2026 11:53:22 GMT Fri, 01 May 2026 11:53:22 GMT 894773 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,bible,Talmud,parasha,Magazine,Jewish history 111 1047 Parashat Emor: The social revolution https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-894215 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3720,w_5128/717938' alt='Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839). (photo credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)' title='Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen. Artist Koch, Joseph Anton (1768-1839). (photo credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images)' /><br />A new academic essay argues that the fiery underworld familiar from Dante, TV, and pop culture replaced the Hebrew Bible’s older, quieter idea of Sheol.<br /> Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:29:18 GMT Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:29:18 GMT 894215 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Torah,Christianity,religion,bible,pop culture,hollywood 111 The real biblical afterlife: How Western culture reshaped Heaven and Hell https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-893979 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3840,w_5752/717584' alt='That mission is rooted in the fusion of the sacred and the everyday. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='That mission is rooted in the fusion of the sacred and the everyday. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The covenant endures. The people have returned. And, as the Malbim teaches, we shall never again be cast out.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:12:49 GMT Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:12:49 GMT 893979 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Torah,Independence Day,bible,parasha,sovereignty 111 1047 Parashat Acharei Mot-Kedoshim: The promise of permanence https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-894062 <img align='right' src='https://www.jpost.com/httphandlers/showimage.ashx?id=346815' alt='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' title='Shabbat candles (photo credit: ING IMAGE/ASAP)' /><br />See Shabbat candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:58:20 GMT Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:58:20 GMT 894062 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora Jews,Diaspora,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US