The Purim story begins about 900 years after the Exodus from Egypt, in what is now Iran, history repeats itself. The Jews had been living in Israel continually, since they first entered with Joshua.

Like many of you, my family has initiated the tradition of lighting a chanukiah for each member of our household. In our home, we light a traditional one, a sleek one, and a whimsical one. But the ...

Each night of Hannukah, we ritually place the lit Hannukiah in the window, one that opens to the outside world. The rabbis of the Talmud called this, “pirsumei nisa.” We are meant to publicize the ...

NEW YORK — Torn strips of paper piled 3 feet high lay over the grave, as Jewish people of various creeds circle the tomb, quietly uttering prayers. Fluorescent light spills from an entryway into the ...

“If you will say: What will we eat in the seventh year? …. I will ordain My blessing for you in the sixth year … “(Vayikra 25:20-21) The rest for the land, known as shemittah, is the seventh year of ...

On November 8th 2024, we, (Tomer Zur ‘26 and Noa Foruzanfar ‘25) were given the opportunity to impartially interview the former Prime Minister of Israel, Naftali Bennett. This came at a crucial time ...

The same scornful reaction appeared when similar statements were made in retrospect about October 7 th, when some public figures dared to evoke the idea of miracle and were met with outrage. In a way, ...

In just a few days, the Jewish community will sit around the Seder table and retell the story of our people’s journey from ...