Abraham

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Iran will eventually “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said.

|BySAM HALPERN
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.
People move people; ideas alone rarely do.

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Joseph and Judah show that true leadership is built on integrity, responsibility, and lifting others.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Most conflicts do not stem from malice but from a lack of genuine understanding.

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer

The parsha does not show a clash of good vs evil, but a deep disagreement about leadership and the path by which the people of Israel should take.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
Torah scroll 521

The biblical echo of ‘I will go’ - and the women moving Israel beyond October 7 - opinion

Jewish women today echo the values of Biblical foremothers, maintaining courage and faith in times of crisis.

|ByZEHAVIT GROSS

Shavuot: The Divine Word requires a desert full of snakes

Abraham found God in the desert, and so the people of Israel received the Torah in a place of ultimate authenticity: the desert of devastating conditions and great opportunities.

MAY 17, 2018ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
A desert in Israel (illustrative)

Arbres vénérables

Visite sur fond historique à Elonei Mamré. Mais où se trouve donc le chêne d’Abraham ?

DECEMBER 10, 2017ByBEN BRESKY
Le chêne de Mamré vers 1900