Rabbi Daniel Bouskila is the international director of the Sephardic Educational Center.

King Saul lost the monarchy because he was “rosh katan”, David succeeded him as King by virtue of his rare quality of “rosh ...

Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto concludes: “Through complete devotion to the Holy Torah and the attribute of holiness, a person can achieve lofty insights and fulfill the divine potential hidden within his soul ...

Two newly ordained Renewal rabbis from Oakland are bolstering the movement’s 50-year-old legacy in the East Bay.

The weekly Torah portion “Mishpatim” primarily deals with laws governing interpersonal relationships – monetary laws, damages ...

In a grand display of Jewish pride, 45,000 students from the Chabad educational network “Reshet Oholei Yosef Yitzchak”, along with 4,000 educators, participated in an electrifying series of national ...

No matter what our individual views may be, whether or not we are religious, Jews are indigenous to the Holy Land.

Amidst a rise in antisemitism globally, some in the Jewish community have raised concerns about echoes of historic ...

Ancient Jews were summoned to make three annual holiday pilgrimages to the holy temple in Jerusalem, where God and the people of Israel were said to gaze at each other directly. For such a profound ...

Journalist Israel Shapira, author of a book on Gaza tells about the city's Jewish heritage and plans to visit there.

Do not come any closer.” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Exodus 35:5 ...