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

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After readings from Sefer Yetzirah, a 2,000-year-old book of Jewish esotericism ... It was joined in 1984 by Kehilla Community Synagogue in Piedmont, in 1994 by Chochmat HaLev and in 1996 by Beyt ...

Whether or not it is proper to go by one’s English name is not a question that can be answered in a vacuum. Whatever the case, I would strongly recommend choosing names that express high and traditi ...

The Midway Jewish Center in Syosset honored the life of Omer Neutra Sunday by dedicating a Torah scroll to the fallen IDF soldier. A special ceremony was held at the temple in front of 600 people.

A long-standing internal conflict over military exemption for the strictly Orthodox has reached breaking point ...

Turkish police on Thursday captured a Daesh terrorist plotting to attack synagogues and Jewish schools in Istanbul. The terrorist, identified as Uzbek national Abdulmalik A., belongs to Daesh’s ...

As our forefathers followed a Pillar of Fire, Greenberg set about to relight another Pillar. In mid-January 1937, he added to the blaze of revolt and sacrifice which his previous poems had ignited ...

He was already in custody after being charged with the alleged attempted arson of a Newtown synagogue attack when Strike Force Pearl detectives arrested him on Wednesday. Police will allege ...