Of all the 39 acts of work which are prohibited on Shabbat, why does The Torah single out the act of lighting fire? As we know, in the Jewish calendar, the night belongs to the next day. By burning th ...

Torah for Mental Health” includes chapters on reframing your challenges, the gift of altruism and realizing your spiritual ...

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

Spring is also allergy season. Time to stock up on the Zyrtec. For some reason, this always surprises me and feels terribly unjust. Why, oh why, just as things are getting so beautiful do I also have ...

Sarah Bunin Benor, a scholar who studies Jewish languages, expresses how Trump is using the word “Shalom” to intentionally ...

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 ...

By giving Judaica to wildfire evacuees, the entire community has the opportunity to come together and support one another.

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

However there was one sense that had always been pure – that was the most subtle and intangible of senses – the sense of ...

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 ...

CHICAGO — Friday night Shabbat services at Tzedek Chicago have all the hallmarks ... He founded Tzedek Chicago — the word ...