The Torah is poetically called a shira, a song. In the context of the mitzva to write a Sefer Torah, the word shira refers to ...

At a press conference today, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released a 10-year blueprint for street safety titled Vision Zero Reimagined. The plan would bring together nineteen city agencies, ...

Exploring the connection between Pharaoh's dreams and the story of Joseph being sold into slavery.

A Brookings Institute Report claims that the pandemic has made it extremely difficult to fight against ISIS, as the high cost of fighting against the pandemic and fixing local economies will likely ...

The rapid rise of the Democratic Socialists of America is profoundly troubling for American Jews. Before 2016, the organization had roughly 6,000 members; today it claims well over 100,000 – and is ...

Since the mid-19 th century, expositions and fairs have generated trade and relations between nations and, as early as 1898, an “International Scientific, Industrial and Philanthropic Fair” was ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

A little more than 50 years ago, on December 6, 1975, a makeshift Shabbat prayer service was held in the cavernous ballroom of Lincoln Square Synagogue, which was then located on West 69th Street and ...

On Erev Tisha B’Av, these incredible women chose to answer destruction with love. Together, they fulfilled the mitzvah of challah and baked fresh challot for families in need to enjoy before or after ...

The Gemara teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, G-d remembered Sarah, Rachel, and Hannah for their infertility and bore them children. Each is mentioned in the Rosh Hashanah Torah and Haftarah readings.

People often argue that if they weren’t worthy of Mashiach in earlier generations then we are far less worthy today. The argument is flawed on numerous counts. The pasuk says, “In its time I will ...

Jewish history has not been a straight line. We have experienced many highs, but also many lows. These low points can be hard to handle. During our nation’s first low point, Hashem taught us how to ...