Parshah (Weekly Torah Reading)

Bloodshed, conquest, genocide, terrorisms, pogroms and all the synonyms of hatred. The hands seem more popular than the voice.

Our sages say that Jacob never died alive. What is the message to us and can we reconnect to our deceased loved ones?

Being a positive prophet, remaining optimistic in the wake of disaster.

In the era of COVID-19, minyanim are being formed in compliance with social-distance guidelines, possibly precluding men from being called to the Torah and standing near the reader. Is it acceptable to recite the blessings on the Torah from afar?

It’s a story that has been told to children since time immemorial. G‑d tells a man named Noah that He is about to flood the world. Noah builds an ark for himself and all the animals of the earth, and they survive the deluge floating above the raging water...

“Stay home. Save lives.” These words blinked on the overhead electronic traffic sign as I sped down the highway. As a medical professional treating patients in the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, my work is considered “essential business.” In New York, th...

Sixty-seven-year-old Fima Shmulburd was born in Ukraine during Soviet rule and didn’t know he was Jewish until overhearing a conversation between his grandparents in Yiddish. “My grandfather made a joke about G‑d,” he recalls, “and grandmother berated him...

Israeli second-graders go to Kfar Chabad, Israel to learn about the book of Genesis and how a scribe makes a Torah.

A special program run by the Chabad Youth Organization in Israel introduces second graders to Genesis.

This all got me thinking. Does Judaism, a results-oriented way of life, allow for celebrating good intentions? The answer was not long in coming...