Torah

Every person can act like the sun, spreading warmth and light and bringing healing to those around them. A welcoming countenance, a small smile, and genuine empathy can have amazing healing power.

Isaac teaches us that we cannot always control what happens to us, but we can decide what we do with that pain. We can pass it on to others, or we can transform it into something positive.

Israel cannot afford another divisive government. Its four leading politicians must put national interests ahead of personal grudges.

By the time we read this week’s haftarah, Israelis will have gone to the polls to elect a new Knesset. After months of political arguments, accusations, and promises, the votes will have been cast.

God gifted us with traits that distinguish us from the rest of creation: self-awareness, complex emotions, cognitive speech, creativity, imagination, dreams, and political instincts.

When we seek the higher values behind our everyday actions, daily life itself becomes a form of sacred service, allowing us to experience something of the Garden of Eden here on earth.

People hold their positions out of conviction and love for the country and our people. But maybe the more important question of this election is not what we disagree on but how we treat each other.

A Holocaust survivor rescued two stolen Jewish ritual textiles through a postwar barter. Nearly 88 years after Kristallnacht, the artifacts have finally returned to Berlin.

From Qatari payments to haredi draft exemptions, Netanyahu’s security record demands scrutiny beyond his military victories.

The West Bank olive harvest reveals how extremist interpretations of Jewish law can undermine religious values and Israel’s democratic character.