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Parashat Lech Lecha: Having the courage to stand alone

Abraham’s willingness to stand alone would become a defining feature of our nation. As his descendants, we would desperately need that same strength.

AVRAHAM’S WILLINGNESS to stand alone would become a defining feature of our nation.
LIFE’S TRIALS themselves are the light that a person must follow.

Parashat Lech Lecha: There is no wisdom like that gained through experience

A view of homes destroyed and burned in the Hamas October 7, 2023 massacre at Kibbutz Nir Oz, near the Gaza border, August 5, 2026

Netanyahu built Israel’s military power, but undermined its security - opinion

SMOKE AND FIRE rise from where a rocket fired from Gaza struck Ashkelon, on October 7, 2023.

Eighty years after Nuremberg, October 7 shows why evidence still matters - opinion


Parashat Eikev: The things we step on

Parshat Eikev teaches that the greatest threats to our values begin not with rejecting them, but with neglecting the small practices that keep them alive.

REMBRANDT'S MOSES with the Ten Commandments

Christians arbitrarily detained in Syria denied Bible access, forced to observe Ramadan, CSI report

Members of the Christian community have been arbitrarily detained, with their families extorted for payments in exchange for their release, the Christian Solidarity International report claimed.

Clergymen lead Christmas celebrations at the St. George's Syriac Orthodox Church in the old city of Damascus.

Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and the serpent: Why their lies work - opinion

Candace Owens, Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes, and others employ manipulation tactics that extend far beyond them.

 Conservative political commentator Candace Owens speaks during an event held by national conservative political movement 'Turning Point', in Detroit, Michigan, US, June, 14, 2024.

At Israel's biggest Bible study gathering, thousands turn to Tanakh for answers on politics

The event, founded initially 33 years ago by Rabbi Yoel Bin-Nun as a summer professional development program for teachers, has grown into a major annual gathering that is open to the public.

Taking in a Tanach lecture, Alon Shvut.

Parashat Va'ethanan: The positive within the negative

The Ten Commandments are not an independent list of fundamental principles, but rather the nucleus from which the entire Torah unfolds - its genetic code.

Moses on Sinai (Le tables de Loi judaique), 1773. Artist Simon Julien.

Herzog College Bible festival connects ancient texts to modern Israel - preview

The multilingual festival combined lectures, online study, and historical tours, bringing Tanach to audiences in Israel and around the world.

THREE GENERATIONS learning together: Brondie Levine with daughter Nechama Weiss and granddaughter Shira Levine.

Parashat Devarim: Always relevant

The Torah remains unchanged, yet its message can be expressed anew in the language, challenges, and circumstances of every generation.

SEVENTY LANGUAGES?

What the Bible says about endangered species - opinion

Scripture helps shape how I see the world, so I turned to it after the Trump Administration finalized a rule narrowing protections under the Endangered Species Act.

A softshell turtle

Parashat Matot-Masei: Don’t borrow identity

Public debate has become louder, more bitter, and less capable of self-correction because opinions have hardened into identities.

IT ALL comes back to the question of identity.

Parashat Matot-Masei: Slow and steady

The most important movement is not always what is visible externally, but what takes place within a person.

EVERY STATION on the slow journey  plays an indispensable role.