One way to understand sh’ma is to imagine listening for three voices: the voice of the community, the voice of the self, and the voice of the Divine. When these voices are held in conversation with ...
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The 23rd of Adar marks the 32nd anniversary of the death of Ari Halberstam HY"D, who was murdered by a terrorist on the Brooklyn Bridge. Please Farbreng in his merit today, his mother Devorah ...
God's personal name appears 6,823 times in Scripture. A new book explores what it means — and why it still matters ...
From Mexican newsrooms to yoga and Judaism, La Prensa Sonoma editor-in-chief Raquel Issenberg discusses her life and work.
The Protective Quality There is a special protective quality in the mitzvah of mezuzah, that it grants protection and long ...
In combat and remote postings, patches function as a quick signal of religious identity. Mainstream Jews say a group known ...
THE WATCHWORD OF Judaism, Shema Israel Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai Echad, means “Hear O Israel the Lord our God, the Lord is One.” Rabbi Lawrence Kushner elaborates on this when he says: “And the last ...
Jewish celebrity advocacy surged after Oct. 7. But actors embedding Jewish life into television and film may be shaping cultural perception in deeper ways ...
Parshat Tetzaveh continues the Torah’s narrative of the materials and components needed to create the Mishkan, with this Parshah focusing particularly on the creating of the Kohanim’s garments. The ...
Kalfon says he dreamed of reciting the prayer while held in Gaza, said, “They didn’t let me say it there; I am saying it here, in New York.” ...