Jerusalem Post op-ed entitled “Should Israel execute Hamas terrorists for war crimes on par with the Nazis?” In his ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Girls affiliated with the modern Orthodox Bnei Akiva movement reportedly will join haredi Orthodox girls at the Western Wall for a prayer service against Women of the Wall. JERUSALEM (JTA ...

We have spent most of our history as oppressed people. For almost two thousand years, we were scattered across the world; in over one hundred countries. Despite all this, we survived and continue to i ...

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