Israel's Academy of the Hebrew Language has been preserving a treasure trove of accents and pronunciations that are swiftly becoming lost by its own work to standardize language ...

Shabbos HaGadol isn’t just another Shabbos—it’s the Shabbos heartbeat of Pesach’s sacredness, the spark that sets our redemption in motion. It’s called “the Great Shabbos” because it holds within it ...

Support for Kupat Yerushalayim is growing as additional Rabbanim back the cause. Five neighborhood tzedakah funds combined into one umbrella organization, Kupat Yerushalayim. Its goal is to aid ...

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

In the Babylonian Talmud (Mas.Taanit 5a), Psalm 122:3 is brought to prove that since Jerusalem is “knit” or “compacted” together, there must be two of them. The Hebrew word חבורה includes in it the ...

Beyond these situational mitzvot, the Torah commands us to support other Jews. Though tzedakah is the prime example of this support, our responsibility extends beyond giving money. We must help ...

“Master of the Universe, if you help me buy the winning ticket, I promise to give 20% to tzedakah. I will renovate the synagogue, refurbish the seats—just tell me and I’ll get it don ...

(Avot 1:2) We call what we give to others tzedakah, giving based on justice. We believe in the importance of compassion, but what we give to others in need is based on seeking justice in society.

JFSA speaks to MORE about their upcoming 17th annual brunch at Durango Casino and Resort on April 27. MORE spoke with Liberty High School Choir's teacher, LaMont Russell, and some students about ...

(credit: Wikimedia Commons) Midrash Tanchuma (attributed to Rabbi Tanchuma bar Abba, an amora – Torah authority in the Talmud – from the Land of Israel in the 4th century CE) describes the ...

When the ledgers were brought, Rothschild replied that these were the wrong ones. He wanted his tzedakah ledger. He explained that the only true wealth he had was the tzedakah he had already given.