Dinka Kumer

As Israel emerges from one of the country’s wettest – and coldest – winters, aid groups in some of the country’s poorest municipalities are reporting that the needs of local residents have soared.

Chol Hamoed refers to the “intermediate period” of the festivals of Passover and Sukkot. They are the days sandwiched between the beginning and ending holy days of both festivals.

A Jew’s spiritual essence is inherited via his or her mother. When praying for another, we want to emphasize their essential and eternal link to G‑d, as derived from their mother’s side.

The reasons for the Tashlich custom, its history, and how it's done...

The situations arising today in the realm of conception have no medical precedence, and yet the centuries old Torah has much to say about the spiritual ramifications of these procedures

Sweetness, light and joy at the receiving of the Torah