The Pope reached out, affectionately ran his fingers through my hair, then shook my hand, his handshake firm, hands warm. “Smile,” said the shutterbug who captured my father grinning, the Pope beaming ...

Whether or not it is proper to go by one’s English name is not a question that can be answered in a vacuum. Whatever the case, I would strongly recommend choosing names that express high and traditi ...

In his book “Cheshbon HaNefesh,” Menachem Mendel Lefin of Satanov writes, “All your acts should be preceded by deliberation.” ...

Trump is a catalyst, the spark that history needs to change direction. The world is volatile, and Trump is lighting a fire' - ...

This midrash encourages a focus on the present moment and fulfilling our responsibilities before rushing toward something ...

Since Israel invaded Gaza in 2023, far-right settlers have set their sights on the Strip—and they have no intention of ...

In this week's letters to the editors, readers are still duking it out over the Alameda County treasurer's move to divest from Caterpillar.

The good news is that Pope Francis recently stated that ‘All Religions Are Paths To God’; and in the last 25 years more than 850,000 Jewish young adults have visited Israel with the support of the ...

American rabbis are increasingly finding themselves on the other side of the political aisle to their congregants (Image: Mike Moskowitz) ...

Hollyoaks and reality TV star Paul Danan said rabbis would “bow down” to him due to his relation to a Jewish prophet and Morocco’s chief rabbi in a podcast recorded before his death. Danan, who died ...

For over 2,000 years, our rabbis have grappled with gender, starting with the idea that the first earthling, adam — derived from the Hebrew adamah, meaning earth — was androgynous, embodying ...