Judaism | The Jerusalem Post https://www.jpost.com www.jpost.com © 1995 - 2026 The Jerusalem Post. All rights reserved. RSSFeeds https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-892540 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2677,w_4011/715336' alt='DAILY DIET: The Creator gave us clear guidelines. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='DAILY DIET: The Creator gave us clear guidelines. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The Hebrew word timtum means “blockage” or “dullness.” Forbidden foods can lead to this blockage – to emotional numbness and a diminished ability to perceive spiritual depth.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:44:08 GMT Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:44:08 GMT 892540 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,religion,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Shmini: Guarding a pure heart https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-892581 <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, 10 Apr 2026 11:43:05 GMT Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:43:05 GMT 892581 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/jewish-holidays/article-892129 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_453,w_1024/714750' alt='Engraving: The Song of Miriam (1880), by William Blake Richmond. (photo credit: CREATIVE COMMONS)' title='Engraving: The Song of Miriam (1880), by William Blake Richmond. (photo credit: CREATIVE COMMONS)' /><br />Miriam leads not through words or commands but through rhythm, movement, and shared presence. Her tambourine becomes a structure that others can enter.<br /> CREATIVE COMMONS Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:27:26 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2026 21:27:26 GMT 892129 N False BY NERIA BARR False Judaism,Passover,dance,Jewish holidays,trauma 111 1048 Passover: Why Miriam leads with rhythm when the path is unclear https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-892131 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2192,w_1832/714751' alt='TAMBOURINE PLAYERS from the ‘Golden Haggadah’ (c. 1320), reflecting a medieval vision of Miriam and the women’s song after the crossing of the sea, The British Library, London (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='TAMBOURINE PLAYERS from the ‘Golden Haggadah’ (c. 1320), reflecting a medieval vision of Miriam and the women’s song after the crossing of the sea, The British Library, London (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Within a world of harsh decrees and cruelty, Miriam creates a human partnership that crosses boundaries for the sake of saving life.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:33:01 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:33:01 GMT 892131 N False BY RABBA AMIRIT ROSEN False Judaism,Passover,Torah,Jewish holidays,women,Moses,The Book of Exodus,Ancient Egypt 111 1048 Passover: Exploring Miriam's leadership in the shadow of war https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-892133 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_6658,w_4984/714755' alt='THE YAHUDA HAGGADAH, Southern Western Germany, ca. 1470-80, handwritten on parchment; brown ink, and gold and silver leaf (photo credit: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama; digital photography funded by George S. Blume)' title='THE YAHUDA HAGGADAH, Southern Western Germany, ca. 1470-80, handwritten on parchment; brown ink, and gold and silver leaf (photo credit: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama; digital photography funded by George S. Blume)' /><br />An exploration of the unique visual depiction of Miriam’s song in the medieval ‘Haggadah’ from The Israel Museum, Jerusalem’s collection.<br /> The Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by Ardon Bar-Hama; digital photography funded by George S. Blume Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:29:03 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:29:03 GMT 892133 N False BY ANNA NIZZA-CAPLAN False Jerusalem,Judaism,Passover,Torah,Jewish holidays,Israel Museum,Haggadah 111 1048 A voice of praise: Why this Haggadah puts Miriam at the center of the Exodus https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-892310 <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 Passover candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:31:44 GMT Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:31:44 GMT 892310 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Passover,pesach,Jewish holidays,Diaspora,festival,candle lighting 111 Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-891982 <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, 03 Apr 2026 12:20:40 GMT Fri, 03 Apr 2026 12:20:40 GMT 891982 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/jewish-holidays/article-891616 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1789,w_1969/713930' alt='Rabbi Daniel Burstyn conducting a Seder on Kibbutz Lotan. (photo credit: Courtey Daniel Burstyn)' title='Rabbi Daniel Burstyn conducting a Seder on Kibbutz Lotan. (photo credit: Courtey Daniel Burstyn)' /><br />Passover celebrates liberty, tradition, and the evolving ways we mark the Seder night.<br /> Courtey Daniel Burstyn Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:10:15 GMT Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:10:15 GMT 891616 N False BY BARRY DAVIS False Israel,Egypt,Judaism,Passover,Torah,religion,Seder 111 1048 Passover reimagined: How Jews reinterpret freedom at the Seder https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891797 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4216,w_2960/714231' alt='‘Our revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Amital (pictured 2007) gathered us and shared his experiences from the labor camps during World War II.’ (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='‘Our revered Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Amital (pictured 2007) gathered us and shared his experiences from the labor camps during World War II.’ (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Rav Amital’s lesson shows that even a rushed Seder can be meaningful and spiritually powerful.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:44:56 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:47:04 GMT 891797 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Egypt,Judaism,Passover,Torah,Jewish holidays,religion,Diaspora,Seder 111 1048 Passover 2026: A crumpled white shirt's deeper meaning on Seder night https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891630 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/713963' alt=''Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.' (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' title=''Although it is a great joy for us that god took us out of Egypt and redeemed us, it is still painful for us that through this others were destroyed.' (photo credit: Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90)' /><br />The spilling of wine at the Seder lessens joy to recognize that freedom came with suffering and calls for empathy toward all.<br /> Arie Leib Abrams/Flash90 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:43:22 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:43:22 GMT 891630 N False BY RABBI MICHAEL M. COHEN False Egypt,Judaism,Passover,Yemen,religion,Seder 111 1048 Passover 2026: Why we diminish our joy for others’ pain on Seder night https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891790 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_628,w_898/417331' alt='A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016 (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)' title='A MAN wraps fresh matza during Passover in Ashdod in 2016 (photo credit: AMIR COHEN/REUTERS)' /><br />“When a mitzvah comes to your hand, do not let it ‘become leavened.’”<br /> AMIR COHEN/REUTERS Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:41:49 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:41:49 GMT 891790 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Egypt,Judaism,Passover,religion,matza,Seder,jews 111 1048 Passover 2026: The meaning of matzah and acting without delay https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891623 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/713946' alt='Naftali Bennett (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' title='Naftali Bennett (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST)' /><br />From playful rituals to cherished stories, public figures share how they make their Passover Seders.<br /> MARC ISRAEL SELLEM/THE JERUSALEM POST Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:35:31 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 20:41:31 GMT 891623 N False BY DAVID BRINN False Israel,Judaism,Naftali Bennett,Yair Lapid,religion,Diaspora,Mayim Bialik,jews,herzog 111 1048 Passover 2026: Unique Jewish traditions from Israel and the Diaspora https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-891916 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1024,w_1535/658610' alt=' An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title=' An illustrative image of a Passover Seder table. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Even though Seder night is called “Leil Shimurim” (a night of protection), Israeli Rabbi Yitzhak Yaakov Fuchs explains that we must not rely on miracles when danger is common.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:13:13 GMT Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:31:09 GMT 891916 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Passover,pesach,rabbi,Seder,Sirens,Operation Roaring Lion 111 Sirens during Seder? Rabbis advise on how to observe Passover under fire https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891597 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/713873' alt='Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October. (photo credit: Liron Molodovan/Flash90)' title='Released hostage David Cunio is greeted as he returns to his home in Yavne, last October. (photo credit: Liron Molodovan/Flash90)' /><br />Former hostages David Cunio and Keith Siegel return home, discovering a deeper, personal meaning of freedom this Passover.<br /> Liron Molodovan/Flash90 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:41:06 GMT Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:13:19 GMT 891597 N False BY HANNAH BROWN False Iran,Judaism,Passover,Yom Kippur,religion,Teffilin,The October 7 Massacre,Gaza hostages 111 1048 Former Gaza hostages say freedom 'takes on a different meaning' on Passover https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891344 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_630,w_945/713495' alt='Kol HaOt Passover Festival. (photo credit: Courtesy)' title='Kol HaOt Passover Festival. (photo credit: Courtesy)' /><br />This year, everything will be operating according to the instructions from the Home Front Command. Things may be subject to last-minute changes.<br /> Courtesy Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:47:36 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:47:36 GMT 891344 N False BY RONIT ANSBACHER AND JOANNA SHEBSON False Jerusalem,Judaism,Passover,Western Wall,Jewish holidays,Israel Museum,Activities,National Library of Israel 111 1048 Jerusalem activities the whole family can rally around during Iran war https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-891867 <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 Passover candle lighting times for your area.<br /> ING IMAGE/ASAP Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:44:43 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 11:45:45 GMT 891867 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Passover,pesach,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Passover candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-891861 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3385,w_5077/714328' alt='Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on March 4, 2026. (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)' title='Ultra-Orthodox Jews celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim in the ultra-orthodox Mea Shearim neighborhood in Jerusalem on March 4, 2026. (photo credit: OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90)' /><br />Jewish holidays like Purim and Passover seek to strengthen different sets of interpersonal connections, such as fostering bonds between friends and expressing care. <br /> OREN BEN HAKOON/FLASH90 Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:14:24 GMT Wed, 01 Apr 2026 04:14:24 GMT 891861 N False BY SARA LABATON/JTA False Judaism,Passover,Jewish holidays,Purim,Israel Iran War,antisemitism 111 Jewish tradition a polemic against loneliness, on Passover and the whole year https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891328 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4672,w_7008/713469' alt='An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024. (photo credit: CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90)' title='An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024. (photo credit: CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90)' /><br />On this night of Jewish history, remember that we are not only telling the Haggadah. We are living it. Let its story meet our moment.<br /> CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:20:01 GMT Sun, 29 Mar 2026 04:20:01 GMT 891328 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Iran,Judaism,Passover,Jewish holidays,Haggadah,War 111 1048 We are living the Haggadah: The war gives new meaning to the story of freedom https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891337 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_630,w_945/713491' alt='Fort Sill in Oklahoma, seen 2021. The writer was chaplain there from 1965 to 1967 (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Fort Sill in Oklahoma, seen 2021. The writer was chaplain there from 1965 to 1967 (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The general of Fort Sill and his wife were our honored guests. We were all thrilled when the chaplain, Wes Geary, sang “Let My People Go.”<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:36:50 GMT Sat, 28 Mar 2026 05:36:50 GMT 891337 N False BY DAVID GEFFEN False Judaism,Passover,United States,Seder,US Army,Haggadah 111 1048 The Fort Sill Haggadah: A Seder for hundreds of soldiers https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-891264 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2100/713376' alt='Soldiers are ready for anything - including Passover. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)' title='Soldiers are ready for anything - including Passover. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT)' /><br />“If we need to do Seder in the tank, we will be happy to do so,” E asserts. “We will drink grape juice and sing all the songs together – “Mah Nishtana?” and “V’hee She’amda.”<br /> IDF SPOKESPERSON'S UNIT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:49:08 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:49:08 GMT 891264 N False BY JUDITH SEGALOFF False IDF,Judaism,Passover,halacha,matza,Seder,Operation Roaring Lion 111 1048 IDF launches 'operation' to keep Passover, ensure security https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-891326 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3116,w_4672/713464' alt='An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024. (photo credit: CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90)' title='An Israeli family enjoys a "Seder" Pesach on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Pesach. April 22, 2024. (photo credit: CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90)' /><br />Shabbat Hagadol is a time of inner preparation for the Festival of Freedom. On this Shabbat, we begin to think and act from a broader perspective.<br /> CHEN LEOPOLD/FLASH90 Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:20 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:20 GMT 891326 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Egypt,Judaism,Passover,Shabbat,parasha,Magazine,Miracles,The Exodus 111 1047 Parashat Tzav: True freedom begins in the mind, not in physical circumstance https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-891396 <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, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:10 GMT Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:02:10 GMT 891396 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-891099 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1200,w_2160/713168' alt='New children's books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history. (photo credit: Collage by Grace Yagel/JTA)' title='New children's books for Passover in 2026 include ones about welcoming guests and women of Jewish history. (photo credit: Collage by Grace Yagel/JTA)' /><br />The new books range from Karen Katz’s brightly colored, joyful picture book to an ornately designed volume published by a Chabad-Lubavitch imprint. <br /> Collage by Grace Yagel/JTA Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:16:57 GMT Wed, 25 Mar 2026 02:16:57 GMT 891099 N False BY PENNY SCHWARTZ/ JTA False Passover,children,matza,books,Seder,2026 111 Matzah pizza and Miriam star in new children’s books for Passover in 2026 https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-890456 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_1205/712129' alt='Prophet Miriam plays the tambourine as she dances and sings with the women as they leave Egypt. A Camden Press poster of a wood carving by the Brothers Dalziel after a mid-19th-century illustration by Edward Poynter. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='Prophet Miriam plays the tambourine as she dances and sings with the women as they leave Egypt. A Camden Press poster of a wood carving by the Brothers Dalziel after a mid-19th-century illustration by Edward Poynter. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />A Haggadah that blends tradition, contemporary Israeli reality, and women’s voices for a living redemption.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT 890456 N False BY RIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER False Israel,Egypt,Judaism,Passover,religion,Middle East,Magazine,The Exodus 111 Az Nashir Haggadah: Women’s voices on the path to redemption https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-890452 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2075/712123' alt='Haggadah (photo credit: Courtesy Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Erez Zadok)' title='Haggadah (photo credit: Courtesy Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Erez Zadok)' /><br />Experience the Exodus like never before with this graphic novel Haggadah, which makes the story immediate, visual, and unforgettable.<br /> Courtesy Jordan B. Gorfinkel and Erez Zadok Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:00:00 GMT 890452 N False BY NOAH ROTHSTEIN False Egypt,Judaism,Passover,Torah,religion,Haggadah 111 Passover Haggadah Graphic Novel: Bringing the Exodus to life, visually https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-890465 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2359/712138' alt='Millions of Jews who do not live in Israel shape their Jewish identity through their connection to this land. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Millions of Jews who do not live in Israel shape their Jewish identity through their connection to this land. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Passover marks more than freedom; it forged Jewish nationhood and a lasting identity that endured exile and returned as a living people in its land.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:55:42 GMT Sat, 21 Mar 2026 04:55:42 GMT 890465 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Judaism,Passover,Torah,religion,Magazine 111 How Passover shaped Jewish peoplehood, identity https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-890464 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1575,w_2100/712137' alt='‘To be worthy, every individual must work on himself.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='‘To be worthy, every individual must work on himself.’ (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Vayikra’s message of purity, repentance, and unity teaches that even without sacrifices, we can draw closer to God and to one another.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT 890464 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,Yiddish,religion,Magazine,America 111 1047 Parashat Vayikra: Mutual responsibility https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-890632 <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, 20 Mar 2026 11:56:49 GMT Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:56:49 GMT 890632 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-889827 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_998,w_1496/711236' alt='Ezekiel teaches that a true beginning requires cleansing. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Ezekiel teaches that a true beginning requires cleansing. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Shabbat Hachodesh reminds us that national rebirth is not only a matter of borders, armies, and institutions. It is also a matter of values.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT Sat, 14 Mar 2026 11:00:00 GMT 889827 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Torah,bible,parasha 111 1047 Shabbat Hachodesh: A time to cleanse and begin again https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-889861 <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, 13 Mar 2026 12:16:46 GMT Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:16:46 GMT 889861 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US