He is considered one of the greatest cantors working today – some would say the greatest. What makes his rise even more remarkable is that his career only began about six years ago. Audiences and ...

Elul asks something subtler of us: introspection, to notice where we have drifted and begin walking back before the Day of ...

(Aug. 20, 2026 / JNS) Israeli professional soccer club Hapoel Beersheva secured a 2-1 comeback victory over Azerbaijan’s Sabah FK in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League qualifying playoff on ...

Friday, the New York City Health Department released its first comprehensive evaluation of the Congestion Relief Zone Tolling ...

I am truly blessed to be living in Israel, the land of Milk and Honey. Numerous places in the Torah refer to Israel in that language. And I can actually feel it. Honey is golden and very sweet. In the ...

Among the many documents that pass through the hands of collectors, every so often one encounters an item that is far more than simply a piece of paper. It is a window into a moment in Jewish history ...

Senior NYPD officials have, in recent years, traveled to Israel for training conferences by the Israeli National Police on counterterrorism and antisemitism. City Council Speaker Julie Menin has said ...

For a brief period – a mere 30 days – the King of kings comes out to offer each of us a personal invitation to embark on a new journey together.

Parshat Shoftim always coincides with the beginning of the month of Elul. The Rokeach (Shir HaShirim 6:3) says "Elul" (the letters aleph lamed vav lamed) are an abbreviation for "Ani le'Dodi ve'Dodi ...

The juxtaposition in the Torah of the laws of Shabbat and the Mishkan, the Sanctuary, not only serves to identify the 39 melachot prohibited on Shabbat but also determines the conditions that must ...

Dovi Meles holds a masters degree in social work from Temple University and a BA in Psychology from Yeshiva University. He has held numerous positions within Jewish non-profit organizations. In his ...

Our daf continues the discussion of forbidden mixtures of foods and associated problems encountered. We center on a ...