Glendalough became one of my favourite sites in Ireland: it was close to my first dwelling place – Matthew’s house; it ...

Abraham shows un that one must act to save himself, but also pray for G-d's salvation in case it does not work out.

Orthodox community sees no contradiction in asking her to protect the soldiers while protecting Haredim from serving ...

The oldest stone tablet depicting the Ten Commandments will be auctioned again, more than a hundred years after it was first ...

So, earlier this year when his synagogue, North Suburban Synagogue Beth El, began offering classes on chanting Torah, the first five books of the Bible, he signed up. On Aug. 10, the 66-year-old ...

God reveals Himself to Abraham in this week’s Torah reading (Genesis Ch. 17, verse 1) with the name “Shadai” (letters Shin, Daled, Yud). Centuries later, when God reveals Himself to Moses in Egypt, ...

the fifth and last book in the Torah, and begin the annual cycle again with the Book of Genesis. During the seven hakafot, or rounds of celebration, select congregants carry the Torah scrolls and ...

With his deep philosophical culture, great spiritual visions and wonderful story-telling abilities, his lectures and books were gems of Irish spirituality and mythology. I was happy to have ...

It is the only major Jewish holiday that has the word “joy” in its name ... quotation from Ecclesiastes, the book read on Sukkot, days before Simhat Torah: “There is a time for everything ...

All four narratives are about the human condition as such. Their message is universal and eternal, as befits a book about G-d who is universal and eternal.

In his book Lessons in Leadership, Rabbi Jonathan Sacks – a briliant rabbinic leader – comments that “Abraham is without a ...

It is the only major Jewish holiday that has the word “joy” in its name ... quotation from Ecclesiastes, the book read on Sukkot, days before Simchat Torah: “There is a time for everything ...