Abraham

Hearing Sieg Heil at 76: Why you can't kill the Jew inside - opinion

After a shocking antisemitic rally, a 76-year-old man embraces Judaism, reconnects with family, and finds community.

|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators march past King's College, one of the few colleges that have divested from companies benefiting from the Israeli war.
Reza Pahlavi, the exiled son of the last Shah of Iran, poses after an interview with Reuters about the situation in Iran and the need to support Iranians, in Paris, France, June 23, 2025.

Free Iran would immediately recognize Israel, normalize US ties, Pahlavi declares

Iran will eventually “rise again from [the] ashes” of the Islamic Republic, exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said.

|BySAM HALPERN
People move people; ideas alone rarely do.

Parashat Vayeshev: Leadership does not equal influence

Joseph and Judah show that true leadership is built on integrity, responsibility, and lifting others.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Most conflicts do not stem from malice but from a lack of genuine understanding.

Parashat Vayeshev: Bringing hearts closer

The parsha does not show a clash of good vs evil, but a deep disagreement about leadership and the path by which the people of Israel should take.

|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

A Frog Turns Into A Prince

JULY 3, 2018ByYISRAEL ROSENBERG
The Jerusalem Post

Shavuot: The Divine Word requires a desert full of snakes

Abraham found God in the desert, and so the people of Israel received the Torah in a place of ultimate authenticity: the desert of devastating conditions and great opportunities.

MAY 17, 2018ByNATHAN LOPES CARDOZO
A desert in Israel (illustrative)

Arbres vénérables

Visite sur fond historique à Elonei Mamré. Mais où se trouve donc le chêne d’Abraham ?

DECEMBER 10, 2017ByBEN BRESKY
Le chêne de Mamré vers 1900