Simchat Torah. It’s the Jewish holiday that comes after all the important Jewish holidays — Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot — this time of year. At the end of one Torah-reading cycle and the ...

Arguing that the Book of Leviticus (Vayikra), dealing mainly with the laws of sacrifices in the Tabernacle, is likely the Torah’s “most ambiguous book,” Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo has made it the ...

A new translation and commentary. After the Shoah—and after modern secularism’s fall from privilege—it is time for Jews to return to reading the Torah as God’s guiding word to them. It is time for ...

In an era when AI is opening new questions about the ownership of texts, the Torah stands apart, writes the chief learning officer at Sefaria. Shavuot is the festival when Jews eat cheesecake and ...

Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and analysis, curated by Senior Writer Benyamin Cohen. Sefaria, a ...

(JTA) — For many Jews across the United States and globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in synagogue, ...

“How did two of the captives who were rescued from Gaza in 2024 spiritually survive captivity? Noa Argamani shared that she prayed every day, and that she also engaged in mindfulness practices. Andrei ...

What does it mean to love our children equally? It’s a question that many families wrestle with, especially when each ...

(RNS) — The book gives daily reflection exercises, drawing on AA's famous 12-step method and portions of Jewish Scripture. (RNS) — At one of the first Alcoholics Anonymous meetings Boruch Binyamin ...

In Israel, Sukkot often means sitting outside in the evening, which can be pleasant (mosquitoes aside). But lunchtime can ...