4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (334+ words) Thursday, September 10th | 28 Elul 5786 Rosh Hashanah is the most multifaceted of our festivals. The Torah itself doesn’t call it a New Year or Chag (festival). It is simply called Yom Hazikaron, the Day of Remembrance. But we’re not told who is…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (844+ words) Thursday, September 10th | 28 Elul 5786 You are far more likely to die from an Islamist terror attack in the foreseeable future than a war with China. That’s not to diminish the threat from Beijing, which poses the greatest long-term strategic challenge to…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (379+ words) Wednesday, September 9th | 27 Elul 5786 Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year of 5787, will be launched at a timeof severe social polarization – underscoring personal accountability and additional critical values: Rosh Hashanah initiates a wake-up call of 10 days of self-examination and repentance, which are…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (444+ words) Thursday, August 20th | 7 Elul 5786 I recently read that the public will soon have access to an ancient Galilean synagogue excavated at Huqoq, 12.5 kilometers northwest of Tiberius, Israel. The fifth century synagogue includes a finely detailed mosaic floor that clearly displays figural…...