The images of young men starved and tortured in propaganda videos released by their evil Hamas captors seared the conscience of our people. As the cycle of Torah readings begins anew with Parshat ...

We must take pride in these values that the Torah bequeaths to us and continue to pray for good tidings, salvation, and comfort. “A time of trouble for Jacob, but from it, he shall be saved” (Jeremiah ...

Only a couple of weeks ago, we were all feeling the holiness of Yom Kippur. By the end of the day of fasting, beautiful music, insightful teachings and prayers that deepened our self-awareness, we ...

My family recently moved into a smaller house. A lot of work went into trying to reduce the chaos of the big day, but it was, after all,a move. Unpacking took much longer, as we determined what would ...

Chapter five of Bereshit closes the parsha with a list of the ten generations from Adam to Noah, where chapter eleven similarly closes Noah with a list of ten generations from Shem (Noah’s son) to ...

This week we are starting the Torah all over again with Parashat Bereshit (Genesis 1:1-6:8), and I’m taking advantage of the new Jewish year to restart my Torah Talk column. You know, of course, that ...

Doesn’t a religious life, despite the effort and sacrifices required by the mitzvot, at least guarantee us peace of mind? Among the many foundational themes in the opening parsha of the Torah, ...