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Former prime minister Naftali Bennett at a conference in Jerusalem, February 17, 2026; illustrative.

Former PM Bennett backs civil marriage, public transport on Shabbat

‘Rejoice with Jerusalem and be glad with her, all who love her.’

Shabbat Rosh Hodesh: At the threshold of renewal

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What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?

NGO report assesses weekend activity options in 53 non-ultra-orthodox municipalities.

Women light the shabbat candles, in Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025

‘What time is Shabbat over?’ - A new understanding - opinion

'The nerves of even the most adoring grandparents can get shot. I understand that now. I didn’t understand it then.'

Not everything you love you want all at once, says the writer.

Hostage survivors, family members hold Kabbalat Shabbat outside Katz home

"I would give everything to see my Matan beside me tonight,” Zangauker said.

Raz Ben Ami

Shabbat ‘Nahamu’: From destruction to redemption

The haftarah of Shabbat Nahamu reminds us that no tragedy is final, no exile eternal. God does not abandon His people, the people of Israel. But comfort is not a passive process.

An illustrative image of a man jumping from a cliff with the word BREAK on it to another cliff with the word BUILD on it.

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Shabbat Chazon: Cries of trauma, betrayal from Jerusalem and Gush Katif

Both Jerusalem and Gush Katif represent, in different ways, the spiritual and national trauma of Jewish exile and betrayal – both from without and from within.

Orange ribbons, orange balloons: Holding colored balloons during a memorial for murdered hostages Shiri Bibas and her children Ariel and Kfir, in Jerusalem, February 2025.

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Parshat Matot-Masei: Our stops along the way

Prayer can be an oasis along the way. Prayer can also parallel the journeys we take in life.

 Exodus - the splitting of the Red Sea.

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.

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