The main feast should be on Friday, and it's advisable to schedule it for morning or early afternoon, or to "connect" it with ...

The second was Maimonides. Verse 31:14 reveals much when it calls the Shabbat “holy.” The Hebrew word for “holy” is kodesh, meaning “unique,” “set apart,” and “dedicated for or ...

The ninth weekly biblical reading in Exodus, Ki Tissa (30:11-34:35), tells us significant details about God, the Torah, and the Shabbat, revealing deep meaning and significance that should affect our ...

When I arrived at the Brooklyn nightclub, a greeter checked my outfit. “Those jeans are black, not blue, right?” she asked.

Sarah Bunin Benor, a scholar who studies Jewish languages, expresses how Trump is using the word “Shalom” to intentionally appropriate a Jewish word and warp its meaning and usage.

The tenth and eleventh weekly Torah readings from Exodus, Vayakkel (35:1-38:20) and Pekekudei (38:21-40:38) deal with the construction of the Tabernacle during Moses’s time. Many readers think the ...

Happiness might just be a bite away! Research shows that people who share more meals tend to be happier—and in some cases, ...

He founded Tzedek Chicago - the word tzedek means justice in Hebrew - after breaking with the Zionism of his upbringing. For ...

As we continued to daven (pray) , and throughout that Shabbat afternoon, I could not help but continue to think about my friend’s whispered comments. I could not get his powerful words ...

“Shabbat shalom, motherf—ers!” and then shoots up a neo-Nazi bar. Enter Donald Trump. Wielding the Jewish word meaning hello, goodbye and peace as a weapon, he has deployed it on social ...