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Everything you need to know about Judaism and being Jewish: the weekly Torah portion, Jewish holidays, Jewish rituals and more.

Every generation has its super powers.

On Shabbat Nachamu, Isaiah reminds us that human power is just an illusion

Taking in a Tanach lecture, Alon Shvut.

At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

Modern culture has gradually eroded many boundaries.

Parashat Va'ethanan: Behind the curtain

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An ultra-Orthodox jew prays at the Westen Wall July 17, 2002 on Tisha B'Av

Tisha B'Av 2026: Fast times for Israel and US

‘THE DESTRUCTION of the Temple of Jerusalem,’ Francesco Hayez, 1867

Tisha B'Av 2026: What the Jewish summer fast day is all about

MODERN REPLICA of the Arch of Titus relief depicting the spoils of the Second Temple, carried in a triumphal procession through Rome following its conquest of Jerusalem in 70 CE.

'Faith in a Turbulent World': Lamentations teaches us how to endure grief

By BARUCH LANDA
MEASURE OF HOPE: Celebrating freed hostages on Simchat Torah in Moshav Lavon, Oct. 14, 2025.

Tisha B’Av: Can Jews mourn destruction while witnessing national rebirth?

THREE GENERATIONS learning together: Brondie Levine with daughter Nechama Weiss and granddaughter Shira Levine.

Herzog College Bible festival connects ancient texts to modern Israel

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SEVENTY LANGUAGES?

Parashat Devarim: Always relevant

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

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EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

REPRESENTATIVES OF the Chief Rabbinate of Israel cross Jaffa Street in Jerusalem as they deliver a kosher certificate to a local restaurant.

Tzohar's kashrut license was improperly granted, but Rabbinate must act, state tells High Court

The tradition of “Mazel Tov” and the belief in luck and fate continue to accompany Jewish life from its ancient roots to the modern world.

Why "Mazel Tov" Endures as the Jewish World's Favorite Blessing

By in collaboration with James Evans
BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns third consecutive Candid Platinum Seal for transparency and global Torah impact.

BeEzrat HaShem Inc. earns Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for third year

By In cooperation with Rabbi Yaron Reuven
Rare medieval Sefardi Torah scroll from the late 13th or early 14th century on display at ANU, Museum of the Jewish People in Tel Aviv.

'Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land': America’s relationship with the Torah

By RAFFI CROUSE
Torah Dedication Ceremony: More than half of the Kahn family living in Israel surrounds the Torah scroll, which their family helped save close to a hundred years ago.

How a Torah scroll escaped Nazi Germany and found a home on Israel's Gaza border

By Howie Kahn
Shining: Moon rises behind the Mount of Olives, Jerusalem.

Parashat Pinchas: What Joshua learned from Moses about true leadership

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