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

While reading Parshat Vayishlach this year, I was struck by the imbalance between speech and silence and what it suggests ...

One of the most tragic and perplexing stories in the entire Tanach takes place in Parshas Vayishlach, Genesis 34, with the abduction and rape of Jacob’s only daughter Dinah.

If Israel, like Jacob, holds fast to its mission – even in exile, even in danger, even in darkness – then the promise of ...

If we were truly aware of the power embedded in our words, in casual conversation, in a sentence spoken in anger or sarcasm, we would be far more cautious.

It was such an honor to represent the Jewish community of Rural NE Arizona at the annual International Conference of Chabad ...

KANNIYAKUMARI: A portion of the northwest wall of the Thanumalayan Swamy Temple tank (theppakulam) in Suchindram caved in on Thursday while restoration work was underway. According to HR&CE officials, ...

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 the system, despite the fact that it occurs every year. Preparing to ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Starting Tuesday, October 14, a portion of Fifth St. (between Taylor St. and Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Bridge) will be down to one-way traffic heading west (away from ...

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WHNT) — Crews with Decatur Utilities are working on power lines on Tuesday. Crews will be seen completing work along 14th St. SW near the intersection Corrine Ave. SW and Austinville ...