Even though the title of this column is “Torah by the Numbers,” we’re starting this week with a look at the end of Chanukah and the three tragedies commemorated on the 8 th, 9 th, and 10 th of this ...

I recently dated a wonderful boy, and after two months we were already speaking seriously about marriage. Everything was going well until our parents met. Unfortunately, the meeting did not go ...

There was once a public debate between a rabbi and an astrophysicist regarding the nature of our universe. The astrophysicist, representing the atheist perspective, confidently approached the podium ...

Bronze sculpture of an ibex from Iran, 1st millennium BCE. Fishes are not named in either sedra – only the requirement of having fins and scales. Be aware that fish can have different types of scales ...

In the financial world, few things offer more comfort than receiving a large sum of cash. The challenge is how to handle a windfall responsibly based on the markets, economic environment, and personal ...

As Israeli warplanes roared over Tehran in a wave of punishing strikes, another, quieter offensive was unfolding—one not launched from airbases, but from encrypted lines and whispered threats.

Booby-trapped tunnel shaft uncovered by IDF combat engineers. While mainstream media are focused on events in Iran, IDF soldiers are continuing Iron Sword operations in Gaza as they work to dismantle ...

Last Thursday, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, former Chief Rabbi of Israel, launched a scathing attack on MK Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, over Edelstein’s push ...

Israeli forces in Judea and Samaria have captured four terrorists identified by the IDF as “key arms dealers”. All four were arrested overnight simultaneously in their homes in the Palestinian ...

Welcome to The People’s Talmud (TPT), the most fun and informative Talmud trip ever. Buckle up and ENJOY! Remember, Learning Talmud is a blessing! Are you doing the Daf Yomi or wish you were? Check ...

The “Mosaic United” initiative at Israel’s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism is partnering with RootOne to launch a series of programs in Europe designed for youth from Israel ...

Israeli forces have assassinated a “significant” Hezbollah terrorist in the area of Tyre, in southern Lebanon. According to the IDF, Hussein Nazih Barja was a “significant” source of knowledge in the ...