Judaism

'To Be Holy but Human': A look into the life ‘hesder yeshiva’ creator Rabbi Yehuda Amital - review

One of a kind: Rav Amital was that unique and unparalleled leader who lived at a time when he was needed the most.

Israelis carry the body of Rabbi Yehuda Amital during his funeral in Jerusalem, on July 09, 2010

From exclusion to examination: Women gain access to rabbinic path

ITIM FOUNDER Rabbi Seth Farber stands outside the Supreme Court after the 2022 hearing, with Rabbanit Shlomit Piamenta (3rd L), Rabbanit Sarah Segal-Katz (4th L), and ITIM staff members.

Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US

Parshat Matot-Masei: Our stops along the way

Parashat Matot-Masei: The gravitas of gratitude

Moses, the father of the nation, paved a path for generations to come: Nothing justifies an act of ingratitude. Ingratitude is never warranted in any situation.

JULY 25, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

An illustrative image of a note saying 'Today I Am Grateful.'

Rabbi Neil Danzig, scholar who unlocked mysteries of the Talmud, dies at 74

A longtime resident of Teaneck, New Jersey, he was buried in Israel.

JULY 23, 2025ByANDREW SILOW-CARROLL/JTA

Rabbi Neil Danzig, shown in an undated photo, was an authority on the Babylonian Jewish scholars known as Geonim.

Kosher or cruel? The Jewish ethical dilemma of factory-farmed meat

Growing demand for meat worldwide sparks debate about 'tza’ar ba’alei chaim' – causing needless suffering to living creatures.

JULY 19, 2025ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN

Art and Torah: How can we dance out the darkness in our lives?

We danced out of Egypt toward revelation at Mount Sinai, out of Haman’s decree toward the rebuilding of the Second Temple, out of gas chambers to the State of Israel.

JULY 19, 2025ByMEIRA RAANAN

YORAM RAANAN, ‘Dance Out Darkness,’ organic and acrylic paint, iridescent gold and glass beads on canvas, 20 x 90 cm., 2025.

Parashat Pinchas: Every Jew is torn between hope and history

Moses does not stand alone on Nevo – we stand with him. Together, we gaze toward a future we build but may never fully enter. Together with him, many Jews look toward a land they may never cross.

JULY 18, 2025ByMOSHE TARAGIN