“Israel is demanding something basic, moral, human—to return our boys and girls home,” said Danny Danon, the Israeli envoy to ...

The student union at a branch of the University of Toronto said it will modify a ban on kosher food that is part of a ...

Before Korach speaks, before Moshe responds, before the earth opens, the Torah tells us: This is not a dispute that belongs ...

By Rabbi Aaron I. Reichel. Herod may have been the greatest builder of all time (or one of the greatest), but he cert ...

Some even place the silver atarah upon a layer of velvet as a further adornment. Yet, other very great people such as Rav ...

By Rabbi Simcha Feuerman. We might think ancient society was cruel to women – and in many ways, the ancient world did not suffici ...

The Torah disqualifies relatives of a litigant from testifying, replied Rabbi Dayan. This applies whether they want to testify to their relative’s benefit or detriment, and even if they are righteous ...

On university campuses, students have for the most part remained stalwart supporters of their original candidate, and the debates have merely informed and educated student voters. Still, it appears ...

By Sandy Eller. The menorahs are polished, the dreidels are ready to make their annual appearance and donuts and latkes seem to be just abo ...

Chazal tell us that a person’s character can be found in his name. If one looks at the names of the spies, one can discern ...

The story of the Koffskys in America is just one side of a four-sided coin that explains how I got here. My grandparents were ...

The words are brief, but they open a window into the inner world that shaped everything that followed. The land had not ...