In honor of Chof Cheshvan Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson as he embarks on a new Chassidic journey: Daily Study of Samach Vav.
Every Thursday evening, a group of Jewish students gather for a student-led Torah study. Attendees share company, eat snacks and discuss the parshah of the week. No knowledge of Torah is required.
Pirkei Avot, “Ethics of the Fathers,” is a Jewish text that compiles ethical teachings and moral wisdom from a wide range of ...
Flames were already attacking the campus of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center when the cantor, Ruth Berman Harris, and three companions rushed in to rescue its sacred Torah scrolls. Physically, that’s ...
Jewish congregations in Palm Beach are planning to celebrate the normally festive holiday of Simchat Torah this week, but a trace of melancholy will linger over observances. The Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas ...
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but hard words stir up anger” (Proverbs 15: 1). “Gentle words bring life and health; a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit” (Proverbs 15:4). RECENTLY, JEWS BEGAN ...
Dr. Tanya White and Rabbi Itamar Rosensweig in conversation at the Sept. 10 event in Bala Cynwyd. (Photo credit: Jonathan Gilbert via The Rabbi Sacks Legacy) On the evening of Sept. 10 at Gratz ...
Friends at a Long Island high school invite teens like them — especially girls — to engage in the page-a-day study of Judaism’s vast body of law and lore. This article was produced as part of JTA’s ...