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 ...

You may say you don’t believe in democracy, but that’s not a democratic option. Doing so, you make yourself unworthy of democratic freedoms like voting, freedom of gathering, free speech, etc. Just ...

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

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First of all, both should be every day! Honor your father and mother is a very important commandment- and it is considered ...

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

Rabbi Marc Israel This week’s Torah portion is Vayera: Genesis 18:1 - 22:24 The first Shabbat after daylight standard time always comes as a shock to... Rabbi David Levin This week’s Torah portion is ...

I imagine Rebecca when she arrived in Canaan, at the end of Genesis 24. Abraham’s servant Eliezer had gone up to the homeland in Paddan Aram to arrange a bride for Abraham’s son, Isaac. He found ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

The Torah portion Chayei Sarah begins not with life, but with death. “Sarah’s lifetime—the span of Sarah’s life, came to one hundred and twenty-seven years… and Sarah died in Kiryat Arba” (Genesis ...

After weeks of excitement, anticipation, and a few controversies, the moment the world has been waiting for has finally arrived. The 74th edition of Miss Universe is underway, and only one of the 130 ...

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