An Israeli soldier prays at an IDF staging area near the Israeli border with Gaza, on July 31, 2014. “And you shall teach them to your children, to speak in them when you sit in your house, when you ...

It would be reasonable to assume that a language that contains the verb “to command” must also contain the verb “to obey.” The one implies the other, just as the concept of a question implies the ...

“Hear, O Israel, the Lord is our G-d, the Lord is one.” These words are the supreme testimony of Jewish faith. Each word is worthy of careful study, but it is the first – the verb Shema – that ...

Yom Kippur began Oct. 1 at sunset. Here's what to know about the meaning of the Jewish holiday, customs and greetings ...

So you’ve heard of the Shema, right? The most important prayer in Judaism? Traditionally recited twice a day, upon waking and going to sleep? Today, when we say “the Shema,” we’re talking about the ...

It is impossible to write this week’s column without referencing the terrible images of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David, imprisoned for nearly two years in the evil clutches of Hamas. Their faces, ...