endowed with wisdom and creative abilities from the creator, are tasked with contemplating how they can benefit the world, set goals, and “do.” In the Midrash, it was told that a philosopher asked ...

Good-faith gestures are put to the test in Ondi Timoner’s doc about the efforts of a rabbi and preacher's efforts to address ...

A few months ago, Rabbi David Arias and his children were covering their heads in bomb shelters in Israel as rockets and ...

For several years, I worked as a hospital chaplain where I met patients at various stages of their medical journeys. Some ...

The people who asked would then bless the bereaved, the sick, and the bereft, saying, “May God comfort you,” or “May you be wrapped in the embrace of this community,’” says Brous, the founding and ...

As a couple, Abraham and Sarah together faced pain, obstacles and challenges. Their emunah was painfully tested and what do they teach us? “Kol mah d’avid Rachmana l’tova oseh…” Whatever Hashem does ...

What I’ll hold onto most from those wonderful trips are the simple moments: seeing how my father treats his guests and every ...

On October 10, Rabbi Amiram Gabay, founder of the Congregation Beit Harambam and a major figure of Philadelphia’s Sephardic ...

According to Rabbi Sacks, collective responsibility refers to the idea that individuals are not solely responsible for their ...

Rabbi Shimon ben Elazar said ... grappling with our cherished texts and applying the values with socially astute and emotionally intelligent wisdom.

Rabbi Jeff Salkin sits down with Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Together, ...

In these turbulent times, we can only imagine the wisdom he might have shared, the guidance he would have offered. His voice is profoundly missed, especially now when his words could have offered clar ...