God

Lockdown: Save your time for love

A song born of lockdown, silence, and ancient wisdom.

Lockdown
 Shira Sedek Ben-Zekhariah arrives at Ben-Gurion Airport, June 26, 2025.

Aliyah: A wedding postponed, a dream fulfilled

Chief rabbis of Jerusalem, Rabbi Shlomo Amar and Rabbi Arye Stern

Rabbis after Google: Jewish leadership must be reimagined - opinion

Iraqi Jews pray at the tomb of Ezekiel in Al-Kifl in southeastern Iraq on the Euphrates River, between Najaf and Al Hillah, in 1932.

When brothers reunite: Ezekiel’s prophecy and Israel’s deepest divide


This day of communal Kaddish, enacted after the Holocaust, is just right for this moment

This prayer put in the mouth of the mourner begs God to speed the day when God is, in fact, great and holy.

 A MEMORIAL candle is lit for a deceased loved one.

Hanukkah, Hamas: Wars against ungodly ideas to restore belief in God - opinion

It is our historical responsibility to defeat these ungodly ideas and restore belief in a one, all-powerful, and merciful God who crafted us in His image and desires our well-being. 

 RELEGATED TO a display: At the British Museum, sculptures from the Parthenon, the temple on Athens’ Acropolis that stood as a Greek monument to democracy.

Judicial reform split Israel apart, Hamas's attack helped us find God - opinion

In the midst of turmoil after Hamas's attack, a remarkable transformation occurred: We found God. The Jewish identity, often taken for granted, became a unifying force.

 REUNITED: THE writer with husband, Yossi.

Denying Israelis Jewish burials: ‘What would God say?’ - opinion

As if it wasn’t bad enough for her grieving family that Alina was mercilessly killed, the Chevra Kadisha decided that Alina Plahti must be buried “outside the fence,” away from the Jewish graves.

 TOTALLY AVOIDABLE hurt, upset, and unnecessary additional trauma were caused to the family of Alina Plahti, says the writer.

Anti-Israel groupthink: Humans gave up freedom, reason for madness - opinion

What is happening to the human race, and why are people reflexively supporting butchers and murderers while accusing us of fictitious crimes?

 A pro-Palestinian demonstrator holds a sign, as they take part in a protest against US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Turkey, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Istanbul, November 4, 2023.

Netanyahu must sanctify God's name so Israel can beat Hamas - opinion

Netanyahu should take some responsibility for the tragedies and ask the nation to join you in begging God for the help that even the most qualified prime minister and army can't achieve.

 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with soldiers as he visits an Israeli army base in Tze'elim, Israel November 7, 2023.

Parashat Vayera: 'Abraham, Abraham'

Our tradition contains various perspectives on the role and importance of the angels.

 'ABRAHAM, ABRAHAM' by Yoram Raanan.

Parashat Vayera: Halacha: Infusing morality into religious sentiment

Why did God initially command Abraham to bring Isaac as an offering? What was God seeking to gain from this?

 ‘DO NOT stretch out your hand against the lad...’

Why did God let Hamas massacre Israeli Jews in the Promised Land? - opinion

Witnessing these Holocaust-like horrors raises many daunting questions that will impact our faith, prayer, and relationship with God for years to come. 

 A damaged and blood-stained kindergarten is seen following a deadly infiltration by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip, in Kibbutz Beeri in southern Israel October 22, 2023.

Parashat Noah: Building from a crisis

Along with the profound mourning and the heart-wrenching sorrow, we look forward, empowered by the faith that “the Eternal One of Israel does not lie.”

 UNWAVERING: The Ponevezh Yeshiva in Bnei Brak.