Rather than abandon prayer in the face of tragedy, Judaism asks us to deepen it. We do not pray to overturn nature but to ...

When a person appears before the Heavenly Court, he is asked whether he properly fulfilled the mitzvah of you shall strengthen him.

The Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, Moshe Reuven Azman, is a truly remarkable figure. Born in Leningrad one of the capitals of the former USSR – the same city as Vladimir Putin – he emigrated from behind the ...

Rabbi Aron Amzalak, a beloved community leader who served as Rabbi to the Machzika Hatorah/Nefesh community in Sydney, Australia, for over 50 years, passed away on Tuesday, 22 Iyar, 5785. Full Story ...

JTA — When Donald Trump entered his second term as United States president, he found a full-throated supporter in South Africa’s chief rabbi. Chief Rabbi Warren Goldstein said in February that ...

A slight improvement was recorded Friday in the condition of the newborn baby delivered following the deadly shooting attack in Samaria earlier this week. The infant, who remains hospitalized in ...

The New York Knicks will have a chance to advance to the Easter Conference Finals when they take on the Boston Celtics at home at Madison Square Garden on Friday. Game 6 is scheduled to commence ...

The lighting of bonfires, on Lag B’Omer symbolizes the fires that were set by Rabbi Shimon when he left ... resilience and joy. Dr. Chaim Botwinick is a senior executive coach and an ...

My friend Rabbi Yehuda Spitz (of Yeshivas Ohr Somayach in Jerusalem) informs me of another explanation for the origins of Maya: He heard that the name Maya gained popularity in Israel following ...

In this heartfelt message, Rabbi Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Beis Din emphasizes the vital role Hatzalah plays in our community — and the responsibility each of us has to support their ...

Chaim Elazar Shapiro, known throughout Jewry as the Munkaczer “wonder rabbi,” died today after an illness of more than a year. He was 68 years old. Rabbi Shapiro, spiritual leader of a ...