The prophecy of Jacob over Judah is a profound statement of expectation of the coming Messiah, in which every word – indeed ...

This week's Dvar Torah is by Rabbi Avraham Norin, who currently teaches in Israel at the Machon Meir and Ora conversion program When the Rabbis of Babylon divided the Torah into 54 weekly portions, it ...

Yiddish World Blog ties weekly Torah portion with works of Yiddish writers For last week’s portion, the blog matches the story of Jacob’s daughter Dina with a poem about her by the poet Itsik Manger.

Auto-antisemitism describes Jews adopting anti-Jewish discourse against their own people, sometimes from moral superiority, ...

This one is unique and to my taste, quite interesting, thought-provoking, and even inspiring. Entitled A Year with Martin Buber: Wisdom on the Weekly Torah Portion, this weekly commentary on the Torah ...

In an effort to show up to synagogue more knowledgeable about the weekly Torah portion – and be prepared to offer a few words of Torah on short notice if asked by my lunch hosts – I picked up Yiscah ...

Why does G-d instruct Moshe to "build for ME a Sanctuary?" Why is G-d so insistent on Israel building a Mikdash (Tabernacle/Temple) for His name's sake? Why does G-d want to share our space on this ...

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Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

Lundquist, an English professor at North Hennepin Community College in Minnesota, debuts with a wrenching account of the breakup of her marriage to a gay man. Lundquist met her Continue reading » ...