9+ hour, 28+ min ago  (459+ words) A prominent Muslim interfaith activist plans to lead what organizers say will be the first Muslim delegation to participate in New York City's annual Israel Day on Fifth Parade on Sunday, despite receiving threats and criticism for publicly supporting Israel…...

10+ hour, 33+ min ago  (1141+ words) I try to walk as if caressing the land by every step. I heard this suggestion attributed to the Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, advice I carry with me always, especially as I walk through the streets of Jerusalem…...

15+ hour, 3+ min ago  (864+ words) And every elaborate specification that follows (which animal, whose blood goes where, which portions belong to God and which to the priest " and which the worshiper eats himself) exists to give that approach the best possible chance of being received....

15+ hour, 37+ min ago  (823+ words) Last Thursday evening, my wife and I, having decided to spend Shavuot in Jerusalem, were presented with a bit of a quandary. Should we stroll the streets of Jerusalem that night and sample the numerous Torah classes that were being…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago  (881+ words) This would be my sixth London-with-English-Speaking Savta trip for my grandchildren of bar and bat mitzvah age, always taking two or three cousins who had reached the appropriate age....

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (1505+ words) In Judaism, there is no such thing as mere happenstance. Everything is viewed as hashgacha pratit (divine providence)....

1+ day, 9+ hour ago  (400+ words) What's new to do in Israel's capital?...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (914+ words) In the beginning of this week's Torah portion, Beha'alotcha, we read that Aaron the High Priest is charged with the daily lighting of the Menorah. The Ramban (Nachmanides) asks why God didn't console Aaron by telling him that he gets…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (701+ words) At this pivotal moment in Jewish history, Israel does not need a cautious bureaucrat or a diplomatic placeholder as its next consul general in New York. It needs a fighter, a truth-teller, and a leader capable of confronting uncomfortable realities…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (783+ words) After Pharaoh intensified the Jewish slaves' work, Moses felt that his mission had failed. Out of deep pain, he turned to God and said, "Why have You done evil to these people? Why did You send me?...