Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...

The chapter begins with the command often translated: “You shall be holy, because I, the Lord your God, am holy.” It then follows with a list of laws, many of them a rephrasing of the Ten Commandments ...

This Shabbat we read Parashat Kedoshim and on Monday night and Tuesday we will be celebrating Yom Haatzmaut, the anniversary of Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Is there a connection between the ...

The two parashot Acharei Mot and Kedoshim are invariably combined in non-leap years, and invariably read separately in leap years (as this year 5784 is). The Haftarah for Parashat Kedoshim is the ...

We cannot judge others simply by the external trappings of wealth, social position, or success. Rather, we should look at them (and ourselves) through the lens of “soul levels.” One person might have ...

7:43 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends: 8:49 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 9:15 p.m. NYC E.D.T. Earliest time for Tallis and Tefillin: 4:46 a.m. NYC E.D.T ...

Why were Nadav and Avihu, two of Aaron’s sons, killed? The Torah states their deaths occurred when they brought an esh zarah (foreign fire) into the Temple (Leviticus 10:1). But what was the nature of ...

Justice minister attended Purim party held by Likud activist who’s in a crime family New images show Yariv Levin, other senior members of ruling party at home of Rafi Chaim-Kedoshim, a prominent ...

The Parsha of Kedoshim is full of mitzvot, primarily those governing interpersonal relationships. For example, it mentions the famous and oft-cited principle: “Love your fellow as yourself”. However, ...

Parshat Kedoshim, with its myriad of mitzvot, opens in an unusual fashion- as G-d commands Moshe, “Speak to the entire assembly of the Children of Israel and say to them ‘Holy shall you be, for I, the ...