Explore the significance of Jacob's dream in the Torah portion Vayetze, featuring the intriguing stairway to heaven.

Avraham Avinu was a phenomenon. He moved to Eretz Yisrael and became a Prince of God in his new home. He converted masses, ...

Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical commentary on the Talmud in Hebrew.

Hundreds attended a ceremony dedicating a Torah scroll in memory of the late Maj. (res.) Netanel Hershkovitz, a year after he was killed in action in the Gaza Strip while shielding his comrades with ...

Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, Ph.D. This week’s Torah portion is Ha’azinu: Deuteronomy 32:1 – 52 Nobody likes to be criticized. In my fifth year of rabbinic school, I was required to write and deliver a ...

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In this week’s Parsha, Nitzavim, Moshe continues to instruct the people about their well-being and future in Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel). His approach is unique. He does not focus exclusively, ...

The Meryl and Ron Gallatin Tzedakah, Learning & Chesed (TLC) Program, the volunteering arm of B’nai Torah Congregation in Boca Raton, is offering opportunities for the local Jewish community to do ...

The Long Island firefighter who saved a sacred Sefer Torah from a burning Chabad on Wednesday said he was no “super hero” and was just doing what he was trained to do. Firefighter Michael Farca, 54, ...

Louis Keene spent several hours reporting from the protest in Los Angeles on Sunday. LOS ANGELES — A pro-Palestinian protest outside an Orthodox synagogue here in Los Angeles drew President Biden’s ...

Everybody who knows the Passover Seder knows the famous text of “Why is this night different from all other nights”. Some may even recall that there are four such expressions and even a few of us may ...

Watch and learn from renowned magid shiur Rabbi Zushe Wilhelm obm: Pesach inspiration, classes and vertelach on the Haggadah and the yom tov of Pesach. Full Story, Video Watch and learn from renowned ...