The Lord said to Moses, that the tenth day of this seventh month [Tishrei] is the Day of Atonement…. Do not do any work on that day…. This is a lasting ordinance for generations to come….” ...

The 8.89-acre UNRWA compound in the Ma’alot Dafna neighborhood of Jerusalem has been declared illegal following an inquiry by Minister of Construction and Housing Yitzhak Goldknopf to the CEO of the ...

As we stand before G-d this Yom Kippur with the memory of October 7 fresh in our hearts, we must recognize our responsibility to actively shape how this chapter will be remembered.

There is mention of the custom of kapparot already in the 7th century, but even then, the source we have states the reason for this custom is unknown.

To resolve the conflicting sources regarding the legitimacy of using a lottery as a legal mechanism, we need to investigate what legal effect a lottery would supposedly produce.

The Wall Street Journal on Thursday posted an amazingly joyous picture – if you are part of Western civilization, obviously – of the late mega-terrorist Hassan Nasrallah’s portraits in a dumpste ...

In the ancient Kharbat Umm A-Ros there are remains of a Jewish settlement that lasted from the time of the Second Temple to the time of the Bar-Kochba revolt.

According to the Hebrew calendar, the yahrtzeit for the Hamas massacre will be commemorated on October 24 of this year. That day is Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, a joyous day of dancing, celebrating ...

Cynicism is corrosive. It affects your faith in leaders, in friends, in family and even in G-d. A more sober look at the so-called halachic loopholes shows that rabbis are deeply concerned with follow ...

On Yom Kippur we are on our best behavior, like angels. In fact, our resemblance to angels is one of the methods utilized on our behalf to beseech Hashem to forgive the Jewish people. It is recorded ...

Israel scores a military victory by dismantling Hezbollah – and U.S. credit agencies respond by plunging its credit rating!

For a lot of young Israelis, Hollywood is a dream. Many travel there seeking success in the movie business. I did the opposite. I left Hollywood to seek a connection to Hashem in the Holy Land and I ...