Parsha

Why is a punishment in the Torah described as "the concealment of God’s face" , and what is the meaning of this?

In Judaism, we emphasize the past through saying Kaddish (the Mourner’s Prayer) and Yizkor (the Memorial Prayer).

 On Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, we have the chance to stop, and admit that in our lives we are lost. We can reset our spiritual GPS, and begin anew.

Centuries of sin, exile and distance created a sort of spiritual cover over the heart that thickened as time passed.

Too often we perceive our great achievements as a testament to our greatness and fall prey to “And you may say in your heart, ‘My strength and the might of my hand made this victory’.”

The mamzer status not only prevents people from marrying in Israel, but puts children at serious risk of abuse. Meet the organization working to change this.

Deuteronomy 22 tells us that when you see another’s oxen or sheep lost, you should not remain indifferent.

We see three laws in these verses that are hard to imagine are mentioned in reference to a war camp.

The minimum wage, in its current state, is a collective violation of the biblical prohibition of “oshek” (worker oppression).

The Land of Israel, like all the goods of this world, is God’s gift, but the people must still fight to deserve it.