Mitzvah

Sydney lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Bondi victims, introduces 'mitzvah' campaign

At the Light Over Darkness: Night of Unity commemoration, each candle was lit by a representative of those who brought light into the world at a dark time.

FATHER OF Ahmed el Ahmed, who tackled one of the gunmen in a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.
Rabbi Shmuel Raskin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

Budapest becomes unexpected haven for Israelis as post–Oct. 7 migration surges

HOMES ARE severely damaged after the Hamas October 7 massacre in Kibbutz Kfar Aza. ‘Since October 7, many of my friends and colleagues here in Israel have wrestled deeply with their Jewish identity,’ says Orah.

When did Israel become so stringent with Jewish converts? - opinion

How to feel free in life: Inspiration from Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto


Celebrating Israel – with pride and gratitude - opinion

God’s miracles have accompanied the birth, growth and development of the State of Israel throughout these 73 years.

CHILDREN CELEBRATE ahead of Independence day, at a kindergarten in Moshav Yashresh on Tuesday.

Seven processes of Smart Tzedakah that you can do

We believe that an approach to strategic giving can be modeled similarly to the approach many use to set up an investment portfolio.

A VOLUNTEER delivers a food package to a Holocaust survivor in Ramat Gan in January.

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Pay it forward, even without the NIS 750 subsidy

We lucky “haves” must give much more to the “have-nots” and the “once-hads.”

A man puts money into a charity box, in the streets of Mea She’arim in Jerusalem.

My kind of Ushpizin

Updating the ancient practice of inviting elevated souls into our sukkah by finding the mitzvah heroes all around us.

MYRIAM MENDILOW talks to a group of USYers in the courtyard of Yad Lakashish as the author looks on

What is kavana?

Can we see how kavana, which in Hebrew really means the act of going in a particular direction applies to real life as well as of course to all prayers, blessings, and mitzvot?

A visitor prays at the Western Wall, holding four cellphones

Yeshayahu Leibowitz: Idol smasher or idol maker?

The brilliant Yeshayahu Leibowitz – one of the most admired and the most despised thinkers in the history of the State of Israel.

Prof. Yeshayahu Leibowitz: An unattainable path

San Diego Jewish Academy breaks world record for sandwich-making

The school set a Guinness World Record for the most sandwiches made in under three minutes.

Gravlax sandwich.

Sukkot and the Four Species Market

The four species are need for fulfilling the 'Four species Mitzvah,' the waving of the four species as prescribed by the Torah, symbolizing unity.

Men praying at the Western Wall on Sukkot.

Uncovering the tallit, the long-standing traditional textile in Israel

The tallit (prayer shawl) is a customary Jewish prayer garment.