Bible

'The Sacrificial Service': Leviticus has been mistranslated for centuries - review

The book grew out of courses the author taught, and covers Leviticus’ chapters 1 through 10. 

Reading a torah scroll
 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

What the Israelites' greatest failure can teach us about today's uncertainty - opinion

The menorah-inscribed stone door discovered in Tiberias, December 2017

Parashat Beha'alotcha: The courage to see beyond

Reading a torah scroll

Parashat Beha'alotcha: Know your place


What ancient Jewish wisdom can teach us about the age of AI - opinion

Thousands of years before AI, the ancients imagined much of it – self-operating tools, autonomous weapons, answer-giving superintelligence.

ARTWORK BY Gedaliah Gurfein and his bot Flash.

What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate

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.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX RECRUITS arrive at the IDF Recruitment Center at Tel Hashomer, early Jan.

In the age of AI, Shavuot reminds us that wisdom is not data - opinion

Shavuot reminds us that civilization is sustained not only by intelligence but also by covenant, responsibility, and moral restraint.

An illustrative image of man and AI touching.

Shavuot 2026: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology

One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.

TECHNOLOGY KNOWS how to make life easier, but it does not know how to make a person better.

How well do you know Israel’s capital? Take the Jerusalem Quiz

At the Tower of David Jerusalem Museum, middle school students from 33 Jerusalem schools put their knowledge to the test this week at the Jerusalem Quiz.

In total there were 33 participants, each representing a different Jerusalem school – religious, secular, and mixed.

From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion

We were not selected for privilege but to carry God’s presence and moral vision into a broader world.

MONOTHEISM WAS never intended to remain the private inheritance of a single nation.

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

This week’s haftarah offers a timely message about longing, loyalty, and the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland.

IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War.

Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective

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.

THE PURSUIT of individuality is one of modern culture’s most prominent trends.

Trump made a deal with Evangelicals to become president - opinion

Donald Trump’s rise wasn’t driven by Israel, but by millions of Evangelical voters who demanded action on faith, values, and unwavering support, noted Evangelical leader Mike Evans writes.

 Did God save Donald Trump's life to make him US president? (illustration)

Academics recover over 40 lost pages of a 6th-century New Testament manuscript

The New Testament manuscript, also known as Codex H, was lost in the 13th century after it was disassembled at the Great Lavra Monastery on Mount Athos in northeastern Greece. 

Recovered page from the lost sixth century copy of the Letters of St. Paul, recovered by an international team of academics, April 30, 2026.