Eucalyptus project under construction in Beit Shemesh. When war breaks out in Israel, many people assume housing prices will collapse. In reality, that rarely happens – especially in Jerusalem. When ...

But Hashem’s hand is hidden in other contexts as well. I would like to present two. Ashrei is a very important prayer, and the most important pasuk in it is: “Poseiach es yadecha (You) open Your hand ...

Avi Goldstein writes frequently about religion and about politics. He loves learning Torah, and he plays guitar in a garage band. He and his wife, Dawn, live in Far Rockaway, NY.

Chaplain Daniel Coleman, BCC, MBA, provides non-judgmental religious and spiritual care to North Shore University Hospital’s community of patients, family members and staff. A frequent contributor to ...

Azerbaijan's Ambassador to Israel Mukhtar Mammadov presented his credentials to Israeli President Itzhak Herzog, March 26, 2023. The education of children has a significant impact on the character of ...

Mahmoud Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, announced recently that the PA will stop paying monthly salaries to the families of “prisoners, martyrs, and the wounded.

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 ...

Spaniards are famous for eating dinner quite late; on the second night of Shavuot, Jews can compete. The Spanish-like timing of this seudah stems from the fact that one may not even begin to prepare ...

Dafna Filshteiner, 12, holds a 3,500-year-old Egyptian scarab she found during a family hike. A 12-year-old girl hiking with her family stumbled upon a 3,500-year-old Egyptian amulet, the Israel ...

The Mishna (Sanhedrin 9:1) states that a murderer receives his death penalty via sayif (execution via sword, one of the four methods that a Jewish court would carry ...

Welcome to The People’s Talmud (TPT), the most fun and informative Talmud trip ever. Buckle up and ENJOY! Remember, Learning Talmud is a blessing! Are you doing the Daf Yomi or wish you were? Check ...

UK police arrested five men in northern England last Tuesday in two separate operations. The arrests took place in London, Swindon, and the Greater Manchester area in connection with “a suspected plot ...