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/article-904755 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2714,w_3937/732967' alt='It takes courage to reject someone who has demonstrated extraordinary gifts. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='It takes courage to reject someone who has demonstrated extraordinary gifts. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />An age of prophecy should have been an age of clarity. If God spoke directly to humanity, the path forward ought to have been unmistakable.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:49:13 GMT Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:49:13 GMT 904755 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False IDF,Judaism,Torah,rabbi,parasha,Magazine,Hebrew Bible 111 Parashat Re'eh: On false prophets and the danger of partial truths https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904855 <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, 07 Aug 2026 12:36:32 GMT Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:43:31 GMT 904855 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-904754 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2297,w_3937/732964' alt='A person is obligated to identify where their own 'point of choice' lies. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='A person is obligated to identify where their own 'point of choice' lies. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Even those who observe Jewish tradition have areas of choice that they have already conquered, while their struggles lie elsewhere, each person according to their own level and circumstances. <br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:33:17 GMT Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:33:17 GMT 904754 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,rabbi,parsha,Magazine,Hebrew Bible 111 1047 Parashat Re'eh: On free choice and repentance during month of Elul https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904134 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/732130' alt='THE AUTHOR attempts to place today’s challenges within the broader sweep of Jewish history and Torah. (photo credit: Ivan Louis/Unsplash)' title='THE AUTHOR attempts to place today’s challenges within the broader sweep of Jewish history and Torah. (photo credit: Ivan Louis/Unsplash)' /><br />Moshe Taragin’s wartime essays argue that Jewish faith is carried not only through ideas, but through the people whose resilience has preserved it across history.<br /> Ivan Louis/Unsplash Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:03:18 GMT Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:03:18 GMT 904134 N False BY MARION FISCHEL False history,bible,books,review,Jewish faith,book review,Magazine 111 New Moshe Taragin book examines faith and Jewish resilience https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904132 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_3192,w_3937/732128' alt='HANNAH PRESENTS her infant son Samuel to the high priest Eli, painted by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1665. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='HANNAH PRESENTS her infant son Samuel to the high priest Eli, painted by Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, c. 1665. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Koren’s new Samuel does more than explain the biblical text. Through archaeology, maps, manuscripts, and photography, it restores the physical world in which the story unfolded.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:03:07 GMT Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:03:07 GMT 904132 N False BY RAFFI CROUSE False Temple Mount,religion,bible,books,Tanakh,Magazine 111 Reviewing Koren’s new illustrated Book of Samuel https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-904138 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_807,w_960/671989' alt=' Moses is seen breaking the Tablets after coming down from Mount Sinai. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title=' Moses is seen breaking the Tablets after coming down from Mount Sinai. (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Moses shattered the Tablets, yet their fragments were preserved beside the new ones. Their message endures, what appears broken can still carry holiness, meaning, and strength.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:25:41 GMT Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:25:41 GMT 904138 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Torah,Moses,mount sinai,bible,ten commandments,parasha 111 1047 Parashat Eikev: Why Moses shattered the Tablets https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-904223 <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, 31 Jul 2026 13:07:18 GMT Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:07:18 GMT 904223 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-904139 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2456,w_1969/476472' alt='REMBRANDT'S MOSES with the Ten Commandments (photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/GOOGLE ART PROJECT)' title='REMBRANDT'S MOSES with the Ten Commandments (photo credit: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/GOOGLE ART PROJECT)' /><br />Parshat Eikev teaches that the greatest threats to our values begin not with rejecting them, but with neglecting the small practices that keep them alive.<br /> WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/GOOGLE ART PROJECT Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:15:00 GMT Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:15:00 GMT 904139 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Torah,Shabbat,Moses,bible,parasha 111 1047 What Parshat Eikev teaches about actions and values https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-903453 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1122,w_1496/731155' alt='Every generation has its super powers. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Every generation has its super powers. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Isaiah declares, “Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket, and are regarded as the dust on the scales... All the nations are as nothing before Him” (Isaiah 40:15,17).<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:01:27 GMT Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:01:27 GMT 903453 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Jerusalem,Judaism,Torah,parsha,God,Tisha B’Av 111 1047 Shabbat Nachamu: Isaiah’s timeless lesson on the rise and fall of powers https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-903508 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/731241' alt='Taking in a Tanach lecture, Alon Shvut. (photo credit: HERZOG COLLEGE)' title='Taking in a Tanach lecture, Alon Shvut. (photo credit: HERZOG COLLEGE)' /><br />The event, founded initially 33 years ago by Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun as a summer professional development program for teachers, has grown into a major annual gathering that is open to the public.<br /> HERZOG COLLEGE Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:58:43 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 23:58:43 GMT 903508 N False BY ALAN ROSENBAUM False Judaism,West Bank,Politics,gush etzion,bible,Tanakh,Magazine,Hebrew Bible 111 Judaism and politics take center stage at Israel's biggest Bible study gathering https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-903511 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2336,w_3576/731246' alt='Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien. (photo credit: Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)' title='Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien. (photo credit: Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images)' /><br />The Ten Commandments are not an independent list of fundamental principles, but rather the nucleus from which the entire Torah unfolds - its genetic code.<br /> Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:54:34 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:54:34 GMT 903511 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,synagogue,Torah,Shabbat,bible,ten commandments,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-903513 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2624,w_3937/731247' alt='Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />At Sinai, the people were instructed to remain outside the boundary. In the Sanctuary, the holiest place stood behind a curtain.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:49:42 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:49:42 GMT 903513 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Israel,Judaism,Sinai,Torah,religion,Moses,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-903549 <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 Jul 2026 11:44:15 GMT Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:47:33 GMT 903549 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-903271 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1396,w_2048/461254' alt='An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av (photo credit: LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS)' title='An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av (photo credit: LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS)' /><br />See when the fast begins and ends in your area.<br /> LASZLO BALOGH/REUTERS Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:41:45 GMT Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:50:38 GMT 903271 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Tisha B'Av,Jewish holidays,Diaspora Jews,fasting 111 1048 Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-903282 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_628,w_898/427887' alt='‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867 (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' title='‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867 (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />On Tisha B'av, the Jewish people mourn the two destructions of the First and Second Temples of Jerusalem. Here is everything you need to know.<br /> Wikimedia Commons Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:40:58 GMT Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:05:44 GMT 903282 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Tisha B'Av,Jewish holidays,national holiday 111 1048 Tisha B'Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-902732 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1538,w_2756/730178' alt='MODERN REPLICA of the Arch of Titus relief depicting the spoils of the Second Temple, carried in a triumphal procession through Rome following its conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE. (photo credit: ANU – Museum of the Jewish People/Wikimedia Commons)' title='MODERN REPLICA of the Arch of Titus relief depicting the spoils of the Second Temple, carried in a triumphal procession through Rome following its conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE. (photo credit: ANU – Museum of the Jewish People/Wikimedia Commons)' /><br />Yael Ziegler shows how the structure, rhythm and shifting voices of Lamentations hold grief, accusation and faith within the same biblical text.<br /> ANU – Museum of the Jewish People/Wikimedia Commons Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:50:19 GMT Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:50:19 GMT 902732 N False BY BARUCH LANDA False Jerusalem,Judaism,books,review,Magazine 111 'Faith in a Turbulent World': Lamentations teaches us how to endure grief https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-902740 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/730187' alt='MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />Rabbi Akiva’s smile offers a model for Tisha B’Av, allowing Jews to grieve past destruction while recognizing the beginnings of restoration.<br /> FLASH90 Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:49:27 GMT Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:49:27 GMT 902740 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Israel,Judaism,Jewish holidays,Jewish,Magazine,Tisha B’Av 111 1048 Tisha B’Av: Can Jews mourn destruction while witnessing national rebirth? https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-902716 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2113,w_3937/730152' alt='THREE GENERATIONS learning together: Brondie Levine with daughter Nechama Weiss and granddaughter Shira Levine. (photo credit: Yeshivat Har Etzion)' title='THREE GENERATIONS learning together: Brondie Levine with daughter Nechama Weiss and granddaughter Shira Levine. (photo credit: Yeshivat Har Etzion)' /><br />The multilingual festival combined lectures, online study, and historical tours, bringing Tanach to audiences in Israel and around the world.<br /> Yeshivat Har Etzion Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:56:41 GMT Sun, 19 Jul 2026 18:56:41 GMT 902716 N False BY ALAN ROSENBAUM False Israel,Judaism,bible,Tanakh,college,Magazine,herzog 111 Annual Bible festival brings thousands to Herzog College https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-902831 <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, 17 Jul 2026 12:25:06 GMT Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:44:18 GMT 902831 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-902738 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1276,w_3937/730185' alt='SEVENTY LANGUAGES? (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='SEVENTY LANGUAGES? (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The Torah remains unchanged, yet its message can be expressed anew in the language, challenges, and circumstances of every generation.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:12:20 GMT Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:12:20 GMT 902738 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Torah,Moses,bible,parasha,translation,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Devarim: Always relevant https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-901979 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2215,w_3937/729116' alt='IT ALL comes back to the question of identity. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='IT ALL comes back to the question of identity. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:51:31 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:51:31 GMT 901979 N False BY MOSHE TARAGIN False Torah,bible,parasha,Magazine,Jewish history,Jewish education 111 1047 Parashat Matot-Masei: Building an authentic identity https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-902108 <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 Jul 2026 11:50:34 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:50:34 GMT 902108 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-901976 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_2625,w_3937/729106' alt='EVERY STATION on the slow journey plays an indispensable role. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='EVERY STATION on the slow journey plays an indispensable role. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br />The most important movement is not always what is visible externally, but what takes place within a person.<br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:47:41 GMT Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:47:41 GMT 901976 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,bible,parasha,Magazine,Jewish history 111 1047 Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-901881 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_4105,w_6157/715339' alt='REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant. (photo credit: HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90)' title='REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant. (photo credit: HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90)' /><br />The state position said that, at this stage, there was no practical possibility for Tzohar Food Supervision to act on its newly issued kashrut license.<br /> HADAS PARUSH/FLASH90 Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:26:03 GMT Wed, 08 Jul 2026 21:30:04 GMT 901881 N False BY SARAH BEN-NUN False Israel,Judaism,Tzohar,High Court of Justice,religion,kashrut 111 Israel: Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act https://www.jpost.com/judaism/jewish-holidays/article-901462 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_350,w_655/728369' alt='The tradition of “Mazel Tov” and the belief in luck and fate continue to accompany Jewish life from its ancient roots to the modern world. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' title='The tradition of “Mazel Tov” and the belief in luck and fate continue to accompany Jewish life from its ancient roots to the modern world. (photo credit: SHUTTERSTOCK)' /><br /><br /> SHUTTERSTOCK Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:05 GMT Tue, 07 Jul 2026 16:00:05 GMT 901462 N False BY IN COLLABORATION WITH JAMES EVANS True Judaism,culture,technology,Jewish faith,tradition 111 1048 Why "Mazel Tov" Endures as the Jewish World's Favorite Blessing https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-901469 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_720,w_1280/728383' alt='BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns third consecutive Candid Platinum Seal for transparency and global Torah impact. (photo credit: Rabbi Yaron Reuven)' title='BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns third consecutive Candid Platinum Seal for transparency and global Torah impact. (photo credit: Rabbi Yaron Reuven)' /><br />Torah Education Nonprofit Joins Fewer Than 1% of U.S. Charities at the Highest Tier of Accountability.<br /> Rabbi Yaron Reuven Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:11:37 GMT Mon, 06 Jul 2026 12:11:37 GMT 901469 N False BY IN COOPERATION WITH RABBI YARON REUVEN True Torah,education,Jewish,community,organization 111 BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for third year https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-901145 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1066,w_1600/723895' alt='Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: Itzick Biran/Courtesy: Anu - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv)' title='Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv. (photo credit: Itzick Biran/Courtesy: Anu - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv)' /><br />The language America reaches for, at its best moments and its worst, has always been ours. Not borrowed. Ours. We wrote the story it keeps retelling. We are still here to see how it ends.<br /> Itzick Biran/Courtesy: Anu - Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:04:57 GMT Sun, 05 Jul 2026 20:04:57 GMT 901145 N False BY RAFFI CROUSE False Torah,literature,bible,Boston,books,book review,Magazine,America 111 America’s relationship with the Hebrew Bible explored in new book review https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-901151 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1312,w_1969/727963' alt='Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />We often encounter people who seem to be pursuing the very same path on which we hope to succeed, and naturally, we may sometimes fear that their success will diminish our own opportunities.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:54:06 GMT Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:54:06 GMT 901151 N False BY RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ False Judaism,Torah,religion,Moses,Red Sea,Talmud,Sun,The moon 111 1047 Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership https://www.jpost.com/judaism/torah-portion/article-901274 <img align='right' src='https://images.jpost.com/image/upload/f_auto,fl_lossy/q_auto/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_1313,w_1969/728135' alt='Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall. (photo credit: FLASH90)' title='Jerusalem Day at the Western Wall. (photo credit: FLASH90)' /><br />The Three Weeks do not ask us to despair. They ask us to remember what we lost, why we lost it, and, above all, that God has never stopped remembering us.<br /> FLASH90 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:53:50 GMT Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:53:50 GMT 901274 N False BY MICHAEL FREUND False Judaism,Torah,bible,parasha,Magazine 111 1047 Parashat Pinchas: A prophet for difficult times https://www.jpost.com/judaism/article-901325 <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 Jul 2026 11:50:22 GMT Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:50:22 GMT 901325 N False BY JERUSALEM POST STAFF False Judaism,Shabbat,Diaspora,shabbat times,candle lighting 111 Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US