Most Israeli Jews are neither Ultra-Orthodox nor completely Secular. Especially many Mizrachic Jews are seriously religious and still utterly into democracy. Many religious Ashkenazic Jews split ...

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

When Ari Shell reads his Torah portion at his bar mitzvah on Saturday, Jan. 17, he’ll be stepping into Jewish adulthood with ...

Thank you, Jacob. For what, you might ask? For reminding us never to miss a chance to do good, to say a kind word, to act with intention while we still have the gift of “now.” In one simple act, Jacob ...

Wishful thinking is more wishful than thinking; science fiction is more fiction than science; and spiritual trust is more spiritual than trust. There is only so much despair most people can take. It’s ...