No, writes Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. Yaakov was simply overcome by emotion. Which is why he also wept. In fact, his tears ...

Hyphen: Jewish Stories In Our Own Word’ features twelve stories of Jews with different ethnic, racial, and gender identities.

Brand cofounded by Israeli-American hosts several female Israeli troops at Miami fashion show, including soldier shot 12 ...

To my fellow Swedes, and to others in comfortable majority cultures: if even one of us sees clearly what is happening and remains quiet, the silence grows louder. It becomes easier for others to ...

Long before the modern State of Israel was reborn, the prophet Isaiah foresaw a time when the most distant remnants of our ...

Hawaii’s Governor Josh Green, M.D., told the Associated Press that voters will be tired of confrontational politics by the ...

Our matriarch Rachel, affectionately known here in Jerusalem as Mama Rachel, is an analog for the Oral Torah, i.e., Talmud and Jewish law, Midrash etc. The wisdom of the Oral Torah is the beauty for ...

Over 20 mayors and municipal leaders from 15 countries gathered in Israel for the five-day 34th Int'l Mayors Conference, ...

Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Jerome P. Mednick, M.D. Oct. 17, 1936–Oct. 4, 2025 ...

New York City’s mayor-elect, Zohran Mamdani has selected Tamika Mallory — a Black Lives Matter activist, supporter of ...

When the news does nothing but divide, author Rachelle Unreich calls for a greater understanding of the nuanced experience of ...

I recently visited Trinity College at Cambridge University. I was based in London, so I took the “fast train” from Euston Train Station at Russell Square.  The fast train simply means that the train ...