Rabbi aharon lichtenstein

A lesson from Amalek and the exception that defines the rule of Jewish morality - opinion

The enduring rule of Jewish life is to act, even at times of war, with compassion and moral restraint toward all human beings.

|ByKENNETH BRANDER
IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir conducts a situational assessment in Rafah on February 13, 2026.
By the sea

What does one accomplish through the ‘tashlich’ ceremony?

Great bodies of water connote majesty and glory.

|ByRABBI SHLOMO BRODY
Painting by Yoram Raanan

Love for fellow human beings

|BySHLOMO RISKIN
Mourners attend a funeral service for Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein

Mourners bid tearful goodbye to beloved rabbi Lichtenstein

Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein was the revered head of a prestigious religious-Zionist yeshiva who died Monday at the age of 81.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB