As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses ...

Abraham was chosen as the father of people from all nations who would join his family through faith in the God of Abraham.

Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria highlighted the importance of building standards and good architectural practices. Turkish officials have turned architects into reasons for the failures, ...

74 of the Torah's 613 commandments, which are, in fact, G-d's sage suggestions for us to live life by, are found in parashat Ki Teitzei. This begins with "When you go out to war against your enemies..

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"HaShem spoke to Moshe and to Aharon in the land of Egypt, saying, This month shall be to you the head of the months; to you it shall be the first of the months of the year." (Exodus 12:1-2) With the ...

Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...