When we go through troubling and painful times, it can be hard to feel G-d’s love. When I act in ways that don’t make me feel good about myself, it’s hard to believe that G-d still loves me. G-d is ...

There is mention of the custom of kapparot already in the 7th century, but even then, the source we have states the reason for this custom is unknown.

To resolve the conflicting sources regarding the legitimacy of using a lottery as a legal mechanism, we need to investigate what legal effect a lottery would supposedly produce.

For a lot of young Israelis, Hollywood is a dream. Many travel there seeking success in the movie business. I did the opposite. I left Hollywood to seek a connection to Hashem in the Holy Land and I ...

According to the Hebrew calendar, the yahrtzeit for the Hamas massacre will be commemorated on October 24 of this year. That day is Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah, a joyous day of dancing, celebrating ...

In the ancient Kharbat Umm A-Ros there are remains of a Jewish settlement that lasted from the time of the Second Temple to the time of the Bar-Kochba revolt.

Esmail Qaani, leader of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard’s elite Quds Force, is alive and well under interrogations on suspicion of being a Zionist agent, the Middle East Eye reported, citing multiple ...

Israel scores a military victory by dismantling Hezbollah – and U.S. credit agencies respond by plunging its credit rating!

On Yom Kippur we are on our best behavior, like angels. In fact, our resemblance to angels is one of the methods utilized on our behalf to beseech Hashem to forgive the Jewish people. It is recorded ...

The Vilna Gaon speaks at length of the kedusha of the malachim in his commentary on the siddur. He explains that the malachim don’t wait for Israel to finish our kedusha below out of respect for us ...

This year the organization is honoring "dozens of incredible people who helped us support our IDF soldiers and displaced Israelis." ...

Cynicism is corrosive. It affects your faith in leaders, in friends, in family and even in G-d. A more sober look at the so-called halachic loopholes shows that rabbis are deeply concerned with follow ...