As in the Jewish Bible, Israel also now stands at a moment that offers the hope of quiet. With a fragile cessation of hostilities holding for now, we feel just about ready to lift our heads and heart ...
Rashi, explaining the view of Rabbi Nehemiah in the Talmud [1] that they spontaneously sang the song together, says that the Holy Spirit rested on them and miraculously the same words came into their ...
The Talmud’s discussion of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, also mentions a special New Year just for trees. This Jewish Arbor Day, called Tu B’Shvat, falls on the 15th of the Hebrew month of ...
Sitting with about a dozen young Jewish professionals last week, 32-year-old Brooklynite Arielle Krule was passionately leading a discussion about two seemingly unrelated topics that are close to her ...