CategoryJudaism

The sages of the Midrash tell us that the Four Kinds represent the various personalities that comprise the community of Israel, whose intrinsic unity we emphasize on Sukkot.

A summary of facts and background informaation concerning the holiest day of the Jewish year.

What are the strange biblical origins of the term “scapegoat”? And what does it have to do with the Jewish Day of Atonement?

Given away by his mother during the Holocaust, Yaakov was raised a Christian and became a high-ranking church official.

Did you know that the New Jewish Year is the only Jewish holiday celebrated upon the appearance of a New Moon? This and much more.

Why not mangoes dipped in maple syrup, for example?

Who provided Ukrainian police with names & photos of Hilltop Youth? Could it have been… the dreaded Jewish Department of the Shabak?

The Association of Hungarian Jewish Communities, held its Jewish Renaissance Festival in Budapest recently

The right link is the vital component of Jewish survival, both personally and nationally.

In the case of surrogate childbirth, who is the halakhic mother?

Singling out Hasidic Jews is not only racist, it is also incorrect and misleading, let alone the consquences it might have.

In letter, rabbinate says Pope Francis’ appeared to denigrate Jewish law, by suggesting it was obsolete when he recently told a general audience that ‘The law (Torah) however does not give life’.

Government votes to lower draft exemption age for haredi men to 21 – before rising to 23. ‘This is a historic moment,’ says PM Bennett.

While Afghans scramble to flee Kabul from the Taliban, a few have chosen to stay behind despite being able to leave years ago.

Developer of ‘Zelenko Protocol’ for treating COVID says his experience has given him a unique perspective in approaching COVID.

Kazakhstan authorities fine the rabbis for violating the Central Asian country’s social distancing rules.