As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses of God’s covenant promises.

In Vayishlach, this week’s Torah portion, the third patriarch’s name gets changed during a famous encounter. Or does it?

Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

This week's Dvar Torah is by Rabbi Avraham Norin, who currently teaches in Israel at the Machon Meir and Ora conversion program When the Rabbis of Babylon divided the Torah into 54 weekly portions, it ...

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria highlighted the importance of building standards and good architectural practices. Turkish officials have turned architects into reasons for the failures, ...

The book of Vayikra ("And He called... ") is nothing less than the book of life. It describes G-d's gift to man, the inner workings of the Tabernacle/Temple, the Divine service at whose center are the ...

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Jill Crimmings smoothly rolls three balls of challah dough into even strands. She lifts them, joining them together with a pinch, before laying them down to braid. But the loaf of challah, the ...