Jewish law offers two ways to resolve disputes. The first is through rigorous analysis — and if that fails, a rabbinic ...

We, the 3,800+ members of the group “L’chaim! Jews Against the Death Penalty” wish to respond respectfully to Rabbi Dr. Jonathan Lieberman’s Feb. 15th ...

Brandeis University has just issued Books Like Sapphires, written by Ann Brener, who highlights a selection of the books in ...

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 ...

Rabbi Akiva and his students, one of whom was the famed Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi), are strongly associated with the days of Omer. According to legend, it was on Lag Ba’Omer that Rashbi left his ...

Every year between Tisha B’av and Rosh Hashanah, we read the Seven Haftarot of Consolation from Isaiah 40-61. The first begins “Comfort, oh comfort My people, says your God” (Isaiah 40:1 ...

Emergency responders were called to Rabbi Akiva Street in Bnei Brak after reports of a child falling from a height. Paramedics provided initial medical treatment at the scene and then evacuated him to ...

The well-known dispute in Tractate Sanhedrin presents two opinions: Rabbi Eliezer and Rabbi Akiva. The debate centers on whether a single frog multiplied miraculously or if the Egyptians struck it ...

With nearly all seats booked, Akiva’s concert this Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida, is nearing capacity as the Israeli ...