The concept of illuminating the nations of the world was always envisioned as one of prophetic destiny rather than real ...
Israel's government has overseen an recent expansion of West Bank settlements. The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, despite sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants - ...
Hadar Goldin was killed during the 2014 Gaza war. The bodies of the final two American Israeli hostages -- Omer Neutra and Itay Chen -- were returned to Israel by Hamas last week, according to ...
In this week’s parsha, Beshallach, the Mystics find an answer in the renowned story of the splitting of the Sea. As Moses and his people flee the chasing Egyptians, God parts the sea and the ...
Jessica Tisch, New York's Jewish police commissioner, affixed a mezuzah to the doorframe of her office to mark Holocaust ...
In other words, the lived experience of tefillin often emphasizes the container and the command more than the semantic ...
In 'Where We Keep the Light,' the swing-state Democrat provides the most intimate look yet at the centrality of Judaism to ...
Tefillin are a sign for Israel-that is, a symbol and marker that expresses their very essence. The passages of the tefillin express the foundations of faith. One of these foundations is the centrality ...