Abraham was chosen as the father of people from all nations who would join his family through faith in the God of Abraham.

The Jewish people have followed the model of Chayei Sarah, where death ultimately leads to renewal and rebirth, since time ...

Explore the Lesson of the Ram in this week's Torah portion. Understand the deep meanings behind Shabbat preparations and rest.

He asked the Almighty that the woman destined for Isaac would not only give him water to drink, but would also show kindness to the animals. That was the test of a righteous soul. For a person who ...

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

Hudson rabbi says he has found a centeredness after events of the past year, and is working to harvest hope from those ...

It was a 600-mile donkey ride back from Paddan Aran to Canaan (Mt. Shasta to Los Angeles, for example), so there was plenty of time to talk. Upon being asked, however, Eliezer probably told Rebecca ...

In an address on Marriage and the Family , the late Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks z”l discussed the difficulty of sustaining ...

Once your “why” is defined, it becomes the foundation of your financial strategy. It influences everything from how you allocate investments to how you spend daily. More importantly, it helps you stay ...

The story of every nation is the story of its leaders — and how they leave, writes the author of the forthcoming “The Torah of Leadership.” We often invoke the Hebrew phrase “l’dor v’dor,” from ...

Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

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