The author, with some reluctance, calls out three groups of individuals who – in his opinion – respond to tragedies in a manner that is inconsistent with Torah and Jewish philosophy.

THIS TORAH THAT RABBI ALAN ROBISHAW IS SHOWING US ISN’T JUST THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS OF MOSES WHEN HE SAYS IT IS A HISTORY. THE SCROLL ITSELF HAS A STORY FAR OLDER THAN ITS HOME IN TEMPLE IN ...

Jews this week celebrate Purim and read the Book of Esther, which tells the story their escape from annihilation at the hands ...

Many other respected sets of laws have been highly impractical in quite puzzling ways, including those developed by the ...

When my family made aliya, roughly twenty years ago, my primary responsibility was caring for our children. Blessedly, those ...

When asked to picture an image that represents the essence of Purim, one is likely to immediately conjure up a mask, gragger ...

Specifically we do not agree on the Old Testament (OT) canon - the list of Books inspired ... all Jews accepted the five Books of Moses - the Torah - as Scripture; however, Books, like Esther ...

Observant Muslims the world over will be united in a ritual of daily fasting from dawn to sunset as the Islamic holy month of Ramadan starts. For Muslims, it’s a time of increased worship, religious ...

“Furthermore, those ministers of the nations do not help Israel at all, as is written in the book of Daniel (10:21 ... “This is their reward for observing the Torah?!” ...

The Samaritans are a small ethno-religious group that traces its lineage back to ancient Israel, yet their beliefs differ significantly from both Judaism and Christianity. They hold the Pentateuch ...

How do Jews celebrate the Biblical defeat of a foe who wanted to kill them? With costumes, parties and revelry, of course.