Netanyahu photographed wrapping tefillin for the first time
Acceding to the wish of a grieving mother, the prime minister donned the tefillin that had belonged to her son, ...
Tag: Judaism
Passover is about embracing 2 contradicting narratives
This holiday, we recount the story of a people dwelling alone in a hostile world – constantly facing annihilation. Yet, ...
Yeshiva rejoices after prominent rabbi has first son at 88
Some in the Haredi world have already begun waxing poetic about this being an event that is comparable to Abraham ...
Torah scroll, hidden during Holocaust, brought to Yad Vashem after survivor finds it
Chaim Tuvia Grabowiec, who survived the Holocaust, returned to Poland after the war and discovered the sacred book hidden in ...
A festival celebrating the Book and the intellect
In this holiday we determine how we treat the book even before we engage in studying it. I recall that ...
The great escape is our salvation
On Yom Kippur, we are required to look courageously at the gap between who we are and who we would ...
The image of God: Control of time
Rosh Hashanah makes us consider the concept of time. What does it signify and what is the deeper meaning of ...
Israel may have to move rare mosaic found in prison
The Megiddo Mosaic is from what is believed to be the world's earliest Christian prayer hall that was located in ...
Luxury lounges and secluded villas: How Hassidic rebbes go on holiday
Every summer, the leaders of Hassidic courts go on vacation for several weeks. Haredi websites and newspapers cover them in ...
Memphis, Tennessee, police shoot suspect after he fired shots outside Jewish school
Memphis police on Monday said officers shot a suspect after he attempted to enter a Jewish school with a ...