Jewish faith

Passover and the Holocaust: Why Judaism refuses to build identity on tragedy - opinion

The only safeguard against this constant danger is constant vigilance: seeing Jewish duty as the greatest of privileges.

MARCH 29, 2026|ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO

DO WE not have the right to mourn, to take stock of our losses? Pictured: Direct Iran missile hit in Arad, seen March 22.

Building bridges through music: Hanna Yaffe’s life of faith and dialogue

Singer and storyteller Hanna Yaffe blends Orthodox faith, music, and interfaith dialogue to build bridges across cultures and beliefs.

FEBRUARY 1, 2026|ByBATSHEVA SHULMAN

Fitness and friends are two of Rabbi Dee's seven facets of healing.

'The Seven Facets of Healing': The compassionate companion - book review

Rabbi Leo Dee does not write about trauma from a theoretical distance, nor is the book solely a memoir. Instead, he combines his own experience within a broader human framework.

JANUARY 11, 2026|ByRIVKAH LAMBERT ADLER

AN IDF reserve soldier reports for a military drill along the border with Lebanon and Syria this week. Perhaps the ultimate ‘hineni’ are the soldiers who have put their lives on the line to save our precious Holy Land, says the writer.

‘Hineni': Thanksgiving’s answer to Jewish tradition's sacred question - opinion

May we remember that gratitude is not the result of a perfect life, but the practice that fills every life with meaning, purpose, and hope.

NOVEMBER 27, 2025|ByYAEL ECKSTEIN

Does the Torah have multiple authors? - opinion

In the modern epoch, academic study of the Hebrew Bible attributes conflicting texts in the Torah to different human sources.

JANUARY 4, 2024ByELI KAVON

Israel-Hamas War: How to maintain faith in trying times - opinion

Faith is an indefinable emotion. It doesn’t remove pain, but it can help you endure it.

DECEMBER 31, 2023ByDVORA WAYSMAN

Hanukkah: The great light of the small jug

The Maccabees understood the message: Yes, pure oil, even in small quantities, can illuminate much more than meets the eye.

DECEMBER 8, 2023ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

LIGHTING THE fifth candle with oil in Safed.

Jewish history is predetermined: We know how it ends, just not when - opinion

Taking the long view of Jewish history mustn’t distract us from present and immediate challenges, but it should provide optimism even during dark moments.

NOVEMBER 17, 2023ByMOSHE TARAGIN

SPIRITUAL STAMINA: The Charles Bridge, Prague.

How can we continue to pray amid war and atrocity? - opinion

How can we extol a God who listens to the calls of His people and provides for His creations when confronted with such unspeakable violence?

OCTOBER 13, 2023ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Israeli soldiers walk on grassy terrain near Israel's border with Gaza in southern Israel, October 12, 2023.

Route 60: Biblical Highway breaks box office expectations

The movie, produced by Trinity Broadcasting Company, was released on Monday night.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN

Mike Pompeo (left) and David Friedman filming Route 60

When Daf Yomi meets the headlines - comment

Both sides need to open up Tuesday’s Daf - Gittin 56 – and learn the lessons, and both sides need to do so immediately.

JULY 11, 2023ByHERB KEINON

‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to us.’ Pictured: The Yanov Torah, rescued from the Holocaust.

Israel is like the Titan submersible: Frail and fragile - opinion

Ben-Gurion was warned repeatedly that should he carry out his pledge to declare statehood, we would be cast into a hostile sea of enemies who would determinedly bang against our hull.

JULY 1, 2023BySTEWART WEISS