Members of Israel's Ethiopian Jewish Community Pictured with a Torah from Jewish National Fund-USA (Credit: JNF-USA) Earlier ...
Archangel Ariel, whose name means "Lion of God" or "Lioness of God," tends to the natural world and the physical universe. Sometimes depicted as a male and sometimes as female (we use she/her pronouns ...
Veterans, first responders, and those in need are invited to partake in Simchat Torah Beit Midrash's free annual Thanksgiving ...
Laughter is good medicine. Ask Avraham and Sarah. After all, they dealt with the challenges of life through faithful laughter ...
The main body of Michael Petry’s exhibition, ‘In League with Devils’, consists of bronze sculptures from the last decade ...
In this version, he is the "ruling prince of the Second Heaven," responsible for teaching the wisdom of the Torah, which is the first five books of the Jewish holy scripture. Different teachings ...
Sarah’s efforts to knead her dough into three cakes for her angels was a positive and giving action she took to counter the ...
The Bnei Yissachar explains that the “pauper” in this verse could also refer to someone spiritually impoverished – a person who lacks sufficient Torah knowledge and wisdom. The Bnei Yissachar does not ...
As a matter of usual practice, Avraham Avinu was renowned for his hospitality and chesed. Why does the Torah specifically highlight his encounter with the three angels who looked like Arabs? And why ...
Cantor Jennifer Bern-Vogel was used to hearing her mother tell the story. On the evening of Nov. 9, 1938, her mother, then ...
A marble tablet inscribed with nine of the Ten Commandments, said to be the oldest intact version of its kind in stone, is set to go under the hammer next month in a single-lot sale at Sotheby’s in ...
God was testing Abraham. Not the antisemite. Not Hamas. God. And Abraham passed the test with flying colors. Disillusionment is a very big test in life, especially if it comes from an unexpected ...