Torah

Love at 85, 93: Rosh Hashanah romance that began at shul

A Rosh Hashanah moment in shul sparked a late-life romance in Jerusalem’s French Hill.

Rabbi Hayyim Halpern and Margie Tutnauer
Piano

Parashat Mishpatim: All or nothing

The Knesset building

Parashat Mishpatim: The long search for moral society

Rabbi Kalman Ber attends the second round in the elections of for the new Chief Ashkenazi rabbi, at the Chief Rabbinate headquarters in Jerusalem, October 31, 2024.

Chief Rabbinate opens certification exams to women after High Court ruling


Parashat Noah: Olive leaf from paradise

Even now, our hearts beat together with those of the heroes and freed hostages, who for two years suffered in the tunnels of darkness and the shadow of death.

Olive tree

Message of Isaiah in Parashat Noah: Expanding Israel's borders a vision of redemption after exile

Just as Noah emerged from the ark to rebuild civilization, Israel emerges from centuries of dispersion to rebuild its land and infuse it with holiness.

IDF troops raise the Israeli flag in Gaza.

Parashat Noah: The gift and the duty

Miracles should serve as wells of faith for the future. Before we begin our daily prayers, we recall past miracles and past redemptions.

An illustrative image of shopping at a supermarket.

The Women’s Parsha Slam: Giving women a voice on Simchat Torah

Perhaps my favorite part of the Parsha Slam is knowing that beyond the event itself, women who never saw themselves as Torah teachers or public speakers take the mic and share.

Yehudis Schamroth at the First Annual Parsha Slam in Ramat Beit Shemesh.

Simchat Torah: Celebrating and honoring authentic Jewish values

Which messages of Torah are we meant to celebrate and honor as our legacy on Simchat Torah?

WORSHIPERS PRAY in memory of the victims of the October 7th massacre and for the release of Israelis held hostage in the Gaza Strip, on the morning of Simchat Torah, in Jerusalem, in 2024.

Parashat Bereshit: The Israeli hostages and the Haftorah

The images of young men starved and tortured in propaganda videos released by their evil Hamas captors seared the conscience of our people.

Family members of released hostages hold a press conference at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center - Ichilov, on October 14, 2025.

Parashat Bereshit: The lesson of Cain

A person who lives wrongly not only harms himself but also those around him.

Illustrative image of Cain and Abel.

Simchat Torah 5786: A joyful return and reflection on the hostages - opinion

This Simchat Torah, the release of hostages sparked joy and a shift in attitudes across Israel.

 REJOICING IN  the Torah at  Tel Aviv’s Rabin  Square.

‘Kohelet’: Advantage vs purpose in Ecclesiastes - opinion

There is a clear connection between Kohelet and Sukkot.

An illustrative image of King Solomon.

Hol Hamoed Sukkot: A vision of redemption amid a world on fire

As we sit in our sukkot, exposed to the elements, let us remember Ezekiel’s message: Though the storm may rage, Israel’s destiny is secure. 

An illustrative image of the Earth on fire.