Judaism

Shmini Atzeret haftarah: The Temple Mount is no longer silent

Shmini Atzeret’s Temple haftarah takes on new meaning as Jews increasingly pray and perform mitzvot on the Temple Mount.

Praying at the entrance to the Temple Mount on Sukkot, Sept. 29.
‘CHAG HA’ASIF’: Tel Winery winemaker Lital Ovadia leads the early-morning grape harvest at the vineyard in Moshav Shaal, Golan Heights, Sept. 23.

How do we celebrate Sukkot and Simchat Torah after Oct. 7?

Shabbat candles

Simchat Torah and Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

A rabbi blows a shoat ahead of Yom Kippur at the Western Wall in Jerusalem in 2026.

Inheriting moral instincts: How choices become a legacy – opinion


'Go, eat with joy': The surprising truth about Yom Kippur

How is it that precisely on the eve of the day when a person stands before his Creator, and his judgment for the coming year is sealed, we are commanded to eat and rejoice?

One might think this should be the moment of our greatest anxiety.

For Israel, introspection is now a matter of national security - opinion

Israel cannot afford to treat every critic as an enemy. Introspection, debate, and a willingness to admit mistakes are essential.

Israeli soldiers stand next to armored personnel carriers (APCs) near the Gaza border, in Israel, September 16, 2025

To bland Mr. Miliband living in la-la land: Your antics aren’t bold. They’re bovine – opinion

Much to the thrill of anti-Zionists, this foreign secretary has engaged in what is quickly becoming the equivalent of an Olympic sport: Regurgitating propaganda to blast Israel’s image to smithereens

The UK foreign secretary has pulled a ‘Mary Poppins’ by ‘adding spoonfuls of sugar’ to make his poison go easily down liberals’ throats, the writer asserts.

Unnecessary and cruel: Using chickens for kapparot on Yom Kippur violates Jewish values – opinion

The practice has invited widespread scrutiny, even from sages, over the inhuman treatment of livestock. Trigger warning: Some readers might find the disclosed descriptions disturbing

Ultra-Orthodox men line up to partake in the kapparot tradition in Mea She’arim in 2025.

Danny, my child of the year

Who is the wide-eyed boy who stands at the window every morning at Mishpacha Ukraine in Odessa, and what is the story behind him - a story no one planned to tell.

Danny with his personal caregiver, Mushki.

Direct from TLV: Manila, Buenos Aires and Seoul

Over the next few months, three new major routes will open, providing direct access from Israel to the Philippines, Korea, and Argentina.

Direct from TLV: Manila, Buenos Aires & Seoul

Six Israeli cities ban live chickens for Yom Kippur kapparot, animal rights org. urges more to join

Animal rights group Let the Animals Live says Tel Mond, Yeruham, Mevaseret Zion, Yavne, Kiryat Bialik, and Rishon Lezion have joined the initiative to ban live chickens for kapparot.

A man performs the ancient Jewish ritual of kaparot

Exploring Jewish history on an Adriatic cruise - review

Join a seven-night luxury cruise uncovering Jewish history in Greek caves, Game of Thrones sets, and Europe's oldest active Sephardi synagogue.

THE PARTHENON TEMPLE on the Acropolis in Athens. Exterior scaffolding was removed in 2025, improving the view.

Not your average Jewish mother: Lisa Edelstein on Hollywood, identity, and ‘Long Story Short'

From playing numerous Jewish women on screen to painting her dearest memories with family, actress and artist Lisa Edelstein's work has been profoundly shaped by her Jewish identity.

WARM, FUNNY, THOUGHTFUL: Lisa Edelstein with her paintings.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Humor, the shofar, and the ability to accept the absurdity of life

When confronted by our own absurdity and inadequacy, Judaism turns the tables and asks us to eat festive meals, sing optimistic songs, and make Rosh Hashanah into a holy celebration.

THE HIGH HOLIDAY repentance cycle, year after year, can be brutal.