The parsha does not show a clash of good vs evil, but a deep disagreement about leadership and the path by which the people of Israel should take.

“A unified understanding- that encompasses all the events of life- brings us to the level of comprehension known as ‘ruach ...

Because the Torah is not a book of fairy tales in which righteous people live peacefully ever after. The Torah is a book about real life, not life as we wish it to be, but life as we experience it: ...

In this selection of essays, op-eds and speeches, the first piece written six months after his son’s murder, Pearl gives us words that are, yes, sometimes heartbreaking, but also funny, profound, ...

In the vision of the haftara, Israel is no longer pursued, persecuted, and powerless. Instead, it will stand strong and proud ...

In a move that is reshaping the landscape of Jewish education, TorahVR has officially launched GenesisVR, the first ...

1620, Pilgrim leader William Bradford, later the Governor of Plymouth Colony, reading the Mayflower Compact on board the Mayflower off the coast of what became known as Massachusetts. (Photo by ...

Thank you, Jacob. For what, you might ask? For reminding us never to miss a chance to do good, to say a kind word, to act with intention while we still have the gift of “now.” In one simple act, Jacob ...

Refusing to be comforted - Israel National News flashes around the clock are waiting for you on the site ...

Jerusalem Post / Judaism The Women’s Parsha Slam: Giving women a voice on Simchat Torah Perhaps my favorite part of the Parsha Slam is knowing that beyond the event itself, women who never saw ...

Sinai, Mishkan (also called Ohel Moed, the Tent of Meeting) and midbar (desert). At the outset of the Book of Numbers, the Torah mentions these three places in a sentence, “the Lord [spoke] to Moshe ...