God

The 11th commandment: Choose it or lose it - opinion

Embracing life in Israel is a spiritual mitzvah that connects Jews to God, their history, and religion.

 ‘I want to suggest an unwritten 11th commandment: To live in the Land of Israel.’
Smoke rises after Israeli strikes in Gaza City, September 14, 2025.

Gaza’s real reconstruction problem isn’t concrete, it’s culture - opinion

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion

 Church of the Holy Sepulchre

Jerusalem Orthodox churches don’t represent all Christians - opinion


Introducing the Diamond-Studded Book of Psalms!

The beloved headscarf brand offers a beautiful and modest clothing collection, a new facial care series from an international brand, and new kitchen appliances from the veteran cookware manufacturer.


24 biblical, historical events that happened in the Hebrew month of Nissan

Of the 12 stones on the High Priest's ephod (breastplate), the stone for Nissan is known as “nophech” and is identified with a turquoise or blue emerald. 

 During his 1799 siege of Acre, Napoleon promised the Jews the ‘reestablishment of ancient Jerusalem.’

Miracles do happen: A look at the biblical splitting of the Red Sea

The splitting of the Red Sea is central to Jewish identity, but as the late Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks asked, "In what sense was it a miracle?"

 PHARAOH’S ARMY engulfed by the Red Sea, by Frederick Arthur Bridgman, 1900. ‘The wind dropped, the waters flooded back, and the entire Egyptian force was drowned.’

Shabbat Passover: Song of love, longing, and illumination

On this Sabbath, it is customary in many communities to read Shir Hashirim, the “Song of Songs” – the biblical love song composed by King Solomon.

 ONE ACCEPTING the yoke of heaven enters into a relationship of love and friendship with God.

Passover 2024: Finding God's presence as the Jewish state fights to survive

Jewish history is cyclical: What happened before will happen again. But it also changes and advances.

 ISRAELI AMBASSADOR to the UN Gilad Erdan shows a video of Iranian drones and missiles heading toward Israel, at a UN Security Council meeting in New York City, April 14.

Four Passover conversations with God

We all possess characteristics of each child, and during Passover we conduct each of these four conversations in parallel.

 THESE RAW feelings of fear and anguish provided moments of deep, raw conversation.

Reestablishing Israeli military invincibility and common destiny - opinion

Only an identity that is the synthesis of all its parts will keep Israel safe and ready to fulfill its true destiny of being a light unto the nations.

 IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi walks with senior officers near Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on March 20.

Parashat Tazria: ‘Tzara’at’ and divine providence

Judaism believes that God does not abandon man, and even if providence is not revealed, it exists in a hidden dimension and affects the course of a person’s life.

 DIFFERING REACTIONS to gifts.

Jewish atheist David Baddiel makes a case for God

Despite professing to be a diehard atheist, the Jewish-British comedian wishes he believed in God, even though he is dead certain Hashem doesn’t exist. 

 An illustrative image of a man looking up at the starry sky.

Parashat Tzav: Thank you, thank you, and again, thank you

We live life in haste, in a hurry, chasing after money and dreaming that it will make us happy, and meanwhile, we miss out on the wonderful beauty that lies before our eyes in every corner.

 Gratefulness (illustrative)