Explore the essence of Lech-Lecha in this Torah commentary as Abraham embarks on a profound spiritual journey.

Erev Shavuot, Salonika, 1533. Two young Sephardic rabbinic luminaries – Rav Yosef Karo and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz – got together for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all night Torah study custom first mentioned ...

Amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, and despite the printing house being struck by Russian missiles—an ...

But it wasn’t always this way. Before the age of print, Torah texts were scarce, fragile, and painstakingly copied by hand. Even the most foundational works, such as Rashi’s commentary, circulated in ...

This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of two Torah portions concerned with the building of the Mishkan. In next week’s portion, Pekudei, we find the actual dedication of the Mishkan. I ...

Elsie R. Stern, the granddaughter of Rabbi Jacob Philip Rudin, will be Temple Beth-El's scholar-in-residence for a weekend in ...

As we search for joy, we can allow ourselves to revel in feelings of relief. For two years, Simchat Torah has carried the ...

To a young Jessica Sacks growing up in England, the country’s towering chief rabbi, Jonathan Sacks, was more than just a distant religious figure — he was an uncle. “He was very busy, so we didn’t get ...