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: ...

My hope is that we, too, embrace the kind of wrestling that leads to blessing: wrestling with our histories, our assumptions, ...

Delve into Parshat Vayeshev, where we uncover the story of Jacob, a symbol of righteousness and humility in the Torah.

In Vayishlach, this week’s Torah portion, the third patriarch’s name gets changed during a famous encounter. Or does it?

This week’s Torah portion, Vayishlach, deposits us into the dramatic ongoing narrative of Jacob’s life, as he prepares to ...

New podcast: Torah in Seven, hosted by Lubavitch International's editor-in-chief, Baila Olidort, distills each week’s parsha into a clear, compelling narrative—then zooms in on one powerful idea that ...

One of our prognosticators is now nearly 60 games over .500. The NFL's Week 13 schedule features games from Thanksgiving Day through Monday, with all 32 teams in action. Thanksgiving Day matchups ...

This week’s Torah portion is Vayetze: Genesis 28:10 – 32:3 The D’var Torah for Parshat Vayetze inadvertently appeared in our Nov. 20 issue, and we are ...

The suits in the NFL office have to be thrilled. Thanksgiving is usually a time when we start to get a real gauge on the NFL elites, with an eye on the coming playoffs. But not this year. Parity at ...

There are several games with College Football Playoff implications in Week 13, but perhaps none are bigger for both squads than No. 7 Oregon vs. No. 15 USC on CBS and Paramount+. It likely serves as ...

The US stock market ended the week lower after a bumpy ride. The worst losses were again concentrated in tech and large-cap growth stocks, while healthcare outperformed. Anxiety about the AI buildout ...

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