By adding Purim to the duo of Passover and Shavuot, this trio reminds us that hiddenness is not static. It is dynamic.

In “The Earth Is the LORD’s and the Fulness Thereof,” the British theologian Morris Joseph (1848-1930) writes about the purpose of Shavuot, the holiday during which the book of Ruth is read and that ...

True Iranians have remained friends of the Jews through both belief and deed. A look at the history of Iran and the Jews.

Purim is considered one of the most fun, happy and joyous holidays on the Jewish calendar. It is a festival that commemorates the saving of Jewish people living in ancient Persia. “In one word ...

For Jews in the Diaspora, finding a sense of connection to our historical roots can seem harder than it does in Israel. But ...

We can glean from the sacrifice of the day a poignant perspective as to how to relate to the learning of the Torah.

Centuries after Haman’s genocidal antisemitism, the ruler of Iran (the modern name of ancient Persia), Ali Hosseini Khamenei, ...

Rabbi Joseph Tabory rightly considers the siddur to be a “veritable museum of the Jewish people.” And of course, since the ...

There are 26 commandments in the Torah that can only be performed in Israel. No other religion mandates practices to be performed only in Israel.The post Why denying Zionism rejects ...

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks," has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

Since the case of early second night Yom Tov involves infringing on a holier day for the sake of a less holy one, it seems more analogous to davening Motzaei Shabbat Maariv and reciting havdalah after ...