Join Rabbi Eric Yanoff as he reflects on the poignant message in Vayeilech, linking tradition to modern emotions.

Explore the insights of D'var Torah this week with Rabbi Lance J. Sussman, focusing on the Torah portion Ha'azinu.

(RNS) — A few years ago, the Conservative congregation of 900 families overlooking Lake Michigan took on a challenge. This past year 210 laypeople stepped up. HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (RNS) — Growing up in ...

In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel. Except, in our Torah portion, it is never written that Jacob wrestled ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

Ilana Kurshan’s charming memoir of reading with her children is suffused with her deep knowledge of all things literary and biblical.

(RNS) — The Jewish attitude toward foreign-born people, who often have risked their lives to come here, legally or otherwise, is one of mercy and concern. (RNS) — No one knows who wrote the Jewish ...

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Simchat Torah arrives this week. Here's why North Jersey Jews consider it one of their happiest holidays — but also, this ...

The traditional response to finishing the Torah — “Strong, strong may we be strengthened” — was a balm in a terrifying moment, writes a mother and writer. JERUSALEM (JTA) — I was chanting from the ...

In our Torah portion, Va-Yishlach, we have one of the most dramatic and vivid scenes in the Bible – Jacob wrestling with an angel. Except, in our Torah portion, it is never written that Jacob wrestled ...