Inaugurated Thursday, the richly renovated synagogue compound – a WWII deportation point for Jews sent to their deaths – is now a lively multipurpose Jewish cultural center.
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Kabbalistic literature looked for ancient symbols through which it could express its daring innovations. It found such a symbol in the Menorah…
Kabbalistic literature looked for ancient symbols through which it could express its daring innovations. It found such a symbol in the Menorah…
The Story of the Star of David
The six pointed star represents peace and harmony in Buddhism, while alchemists believed it symbolized nature—how did the Star of David acquire its significance in Judaism?
Cultural Judaism without Torah isn’t working
The latest Pew study is an urgent wake-up call to return to our texts and discover a Judaism that transcends mere cultural identity.
Meet the outspoken Rabbi who says Israel is a monster that should be removed from the map
Neturei Karta is a Jewish group whose controversial solution to the bloodshed in Gaza is to bring about the end of the Israeli state. RT.com spoke to Rabbi Yisroel Dovid Weiss, who explained why they think this is necessary.
Bad Judeans? Despite biblical ban, non-kosher fish were eaten in ancient Israel
Unlike prohibition on pork, ban on scaleless, finless fish – found twice in the Torah – was apparently not observed. New project looks at origins of Judaism as a religious practice.
Safe room for the body, safe room for the soul
A brief lesson from them in maintaining emotional health during this time.
Bamidbar: Israel is on fire
Our enemies use our sacred ground to launch attacks against us and the world does not understand how sacred this mountain is to us. Nor does it care.
Rabbi Eliyahu to Muslim leaders: Beware the Great Fire of God
Safed Chief Rabbi warns that Muslims are provoking the Almighty with attacks on Jerusalem and the Jewish people.
Jewish apathy fuels missionary zeal
Israelis want to foster evangelical support, but often do not distinguish Christian missionaries from those who are not.
The “why” of Meron
it would be fulfilling to know why that awful tragedy took place, why bad things happen to good people.
Tragedies and humanity
Tragedies occur on a regular basis in all human societies, and they have done so since the beginning of recorded human history.
Who was Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai whose grave is in Meron?
What made Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai’s grave the pilgrimage site for hundreds of thousands on Lag Ba’Omer?
Scores Crushed to Death at Lag BaOmer Event in Meron, Israel
Celebration at millennia-old holy site takes tragic turn in Israel’s worst-ever civil disaster.
Israel’s birthrate – keep it high!
An Israeli economist who wants to cut child allowances because they encourage having large families has his priorities wrong.
Sorry, but Zoom Judaism just isn’t the real thing
Life is an in-person affair, and Jewish life is all the more.