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

For our Torah studies this year, therefore, week by week we will seek to discover how all of Torah prepared the way for the ...

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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 ...

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.

Every weekly Torah portion is related in some way to the Land of Israel. There are a plethora of midrashic treasures related to the Holy Land. Learn to love Eretz Yisrael through Jewish sources by ...

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 ...

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria highlighted the importance of building standards and good architectural practices. Turkish officials have turned architects into reasons for the failures, ...

On this special Shabbat, Shabbat HaChodesh, the new month, we read from two Torahs. The additional special reading reminds us that we are entering the “first of months” and is apropos because it is ...

Moses seemed conflicted in the last weekly portion (Exodus 5:21–23). He asks why the Lord did “so much evil to this people” and wonders again why he was sent to liberate them. Why were the Israelites ...