Sarai’s entrance into Egypt is marked by silence. She is taken into Pharaoh’s house, and the Torah does not record a single word from her on the matter. That silence is not incidental. It is the Torah ...

I am an emotional being. I am stirred by events that grab my sensitivity, feelings within my heart and soul. But there is one recent event that totally left me with a deep emotional response and sheer ...

Exploring the connection between Pharaoh's dreams and the story of Joseph being sold into slavery.

Savta Orly, the host of the new Kosher.com show "Savta and Me," was raised in Israel until she moved to the U.S. at the age of 20. Her cooking and entertaining style is influenced by her multicultural ...

There is no Israeli consent to these plans, and no permits were provided for these projects. Most of the projects are slated for areas under full Israeli control. It is described as “a well-oiled ...

Of course, the Hebrew word "Mar" also means "bitter." It is often assumed – and I was always taught – that the name of the ...

Financial news outlets love obsessing over rates because it drives engagement. They would get far less attention if they ...

Answer: Indeed, this ritual, referred to as a great celebration, has its origins in the period of Bayit Sheini, the Holy Temple reconstructed by Herod, as we shall see in a moment. The Gemara (Sukkah ...

Assessments derived from commercial satellite imagery that were conducted independently by David Albright, a former United Nations weapons inspector, and Decker Eveleth, an associate research analyst ...

Every year as we read Kohelet during Sukkos the same verse stops me in my tracks: “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under Heaven.” It goes on to say that there is a time to ...

Three years ago, illustrator and portrait artist Dena Ackerman was sorting through a pile of current and old passports in her Beit Shemesh home when an expired American passport caught her eye. “I ...

There are seven pairs of sedras that are combined in some years and separated in other years. The frequencies of combined and separate vary among the seven pairs, with Matot-Mas’ei being by far the ...