Eight nights, nine lives: How to celebrate Hanukkah with your cats
How does one celebrate the eight-day Festival of Lights and include cats? Here's what you need to know.
Judaism
Parashat Chayei Sarah: Politics, power, perils of ambition
'Mekorot Umesorot': A renowned Talmudist rabbi's weekly Torah portion lessons - review
Parashat Chayei Sara: ‘Ger v’toshav’ – unfinished belonging
Parashat Chayei Sarah: All are equally good
Sarah’s greatest achievement was her ability to live calmly and serenely
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
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Jewish concepts of 'afterlife' may be recent adaptations, study finds
In the Hebrew Bible, the term Sheol is the shadowy abode of the dead. It is often depicted as “down below,” silent, and without active praise of God.
'The True Power of Speech': Speaking improperly has cosmic consequences - review
It is a book about what happens in the spiritual world when we cross the boundaries of proper speech into the realm of lashon hara.
Parashat Vayera: Faith is stronger than reality
Can faith prevail over reason and reality? Scripture’s answer is clear. What seems impossible to man is never beyond the power of God.
Parashat Vayera: What went right?
We have paid a steep price for the return of our hostages. We have no choice but to uphold and reinforce the value we place on human life.
Parashat Vayera: Abraham vs Social Darwinism
Abraham believed in the power of his connection to God and in its ability to bring about true transformation – far more powerfully than any punishment, no matter how justified.
Shabbat candle lighting times for Israel and US
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Kosher community fridge in Chicago’s Jewish suburbs arrives amid rising food insecurity
The community fridge offers free and fresh food that anyone can take anonymously.
White Plains Mayor-elect Justin Brasch: I won by bringing people together - interview
Brasch was elected to the White Plains Common Council eight years ago, and prides himself on being accessible to residents.
