Abraham needed to grow in faith on his long journey through life. It was his willingness to learn such faith that commended him to God.

Death is transformed into an act of life. The weeping opens the heart; the deed makes it endure. Weeping, paying, burying – three movements of the same faithfulness. In the soul: To love also means to ...

As we consider this week's Torah portion, we might also consider our own situations as present-day custodians and witnesses ...

Israel's first Chief Rabbi presciently writes about how a return from almost certain death, similar to the return of the living hostages a short while ago, affects a person and the nation.

Fires erupt in nine residential buildings throughout Be'er Sheva and firefighters rescue 15 people, including infants, as ...

Rabbi Elliot Cosgrove on what comes next for New York City Jews, following Zohran Mamdani's victory in the mayoral race.

[5] See 1 Kings 17: Elijah asked a widow in Zarephath to provide him with food during a severe drought. Despite her dire situation, the widow followed Elijah’s instructions, and miraculously, her jar ...

The ancient Assyrians couldn’t exactly take to the phones like the IRS, making incessant calls demanding that loyal subjects of the kingdom pay their taxes by the deadline, but they did have vaguely ...

This Shabbat, as we read of Abraham’s test, we remember our own. We remember Itay – a son of our community, a soldier of Israel, a hero of faith and courage. We remember the blessing we gave him, the ...

The Moving tributes mark NAJEX Remembrance Day Commemoration brought together 250 attendees to pay tribute to brave ...

Mount Sinai Beth Israel began closing its doors Tuesday after a New York appeals court rejected a community group’s bid to keep it open. The ruling, handed down by the Appellate Division of the state ...

KIRYAT GAT, Israel -- U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Friday toured a U.S.-led center in Israel overseeing the Gaza ceasefire, as the Trump administration worked to set up an international ...