Tucked away in two places in the Book of Proverbs is a brief, cryptic statement: “tzedakah saves from death” (tzedakah tatzel mimavet) (Proverbs 10:2 and 11:4). Surely this can’t mean if we give ...

The Talmud in Pesachim (8a) teaches that one should always give charity with the intention of doing it for the honor of Heaven. Nevertheless, the value of the mitzvah of tzedakah is not diminished ...

Many Jewish organizations today run Kimcha de’Pischa campaigns worldwide, collecting funds to distribute food packages.

Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language has been preserving a treasure trove of accents and pronunciations that are swiftly ...

According to Maeir, these highly elaborate manuscripts present a resemblance to the Talmud. “The Talmud is a very interesting parallel,” he said. “It was written in Aramaic by Jews living ...

Rabbi Yosef Langer celebrated his 79th birthday by launching a fundraising effort for boatrides with music, socializing and ...

The Talmud (Shabbat 119a) explicitly links giving to prosperity, teaching that Jews in the Land of Israel were wealthy because they gave tzedakah (charity). Maimonides, the great medieval Jewish ...

With sadness we inform about the untimely passing of Berel Nagel obm of Hewlett, NY. The family will be sitting Shiva at 1368 President St beginning Monday April 21.