Judaism

Rabbi Pinto’s Life Lesson: Learn to Accept a Different Opinion

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Hacham Zvi Ashkenazi: Anomaly of a religious scholar

 INTERIOR OF Amsterdam’s Sephardi synagogue, the Esnoga, by Romeyn de Hooghe, 1695.

Balancing devotion and division: The 'nazir' is a colorful but complicated personality

 A glass of wine (illustrative).

Utterly forbidden or a glowing husk? How hassidic Jews view AI

 An illustrative image of a robot dressed in the clothing of an ultra-Orthodox Jew.

Parshat Naso: Rich people’s problems

When you live a life filled with meaning, spiritual fulfillment ... you receive a remarkable gift: a profound inner peace and emotional serenity that no material wealth can offer.

 An illustrative image of businessmen jumping across a chasm for money.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

See Shabbat times for your area.

Shabbat candles

'Proud to be a Jew': Bringing Rabbi Sacks’ teachings to Israeli classrooms - interview

The brother of Rabbi Sacks, Alan Sacks, spoke to the Jerusalem Post about the new initiative to bring Rabbi Sacks’ teachings to Israel.

The late Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Not for Personal Needs: How Should One Truly Recite Psalms?

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Council of Europe: United to keep Europe a safe home for the Jewish people, now and in the future

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Rabbi Yoel Pinto: “Distance yourselves from disputes – only then can you draw closer to G-d”

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Sacred stones scandal: How a five-ton Kotel relic shook Jerusalem

After sparking religious backlash, the Israel Antiquities Authority agrees to rebury ancient Western Wall stones, affirming their status as sacred relics subject to Jewish law, not museum pieces.

 The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) has vowed to rebury all ancient Western Wall stones removed from display and return them to their original burial sites.

Ruth the Moabite, King David’s ancestor, was a righteous convert

Ruth’s son, Obed, would be the future father of Jesse, who would become the father of King David.

 ‘Ruth in Boaz’s Field’ by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

The many faces of Shavuot harvest, revelation, and tradition

The Torah is described as the Tree of Life, and there is a legend that Mount Sinai once was a “green mountain” covered with trees and shrubs.

 Another biblical name for Shavuot is Yom HaBikkurim (Day of the First Fruits), referring to the joyful pilgrimage to Jerusalem, where the Israelites offered up baskets of their first ripe fruits and bread baked from the newly harvested wheat.

French Jews fear rising antisemitism: Will they immigrate to Israel?

 French police work near a door with the Jewish Star of David symbol after officers shot dead an armed man earlier who set fire to the city's synagogue in Rouen, France, May 17, 2024.