The Lakewood school district hoped to raise $35 million from school sale. But only one bidder has come forth offering far ...

How many books of the Tanach begin with a story made for the tabloids? The Book of Esther jumps right in with a dramatic ...

Baruch Spinoza, born Bento de Spinoza in 1632 in Amsterdam, is one of the most radical philosophers in the West. He was a Dutch philosopher of Portugu.

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

This week’s Torah portion, T’rumah, represents another abrupt shift in focus within the book of Exodus from the mostly legal material of last week’s portion, Mishpatim, to the first of ...

Talmud Torah building in Simferopol, Crimea, returned to local Jewish community after Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention.

Today, light is ambient and inexpensive. We leave it on without noticing. Against that backdrop, the requirement of a steady flow of pure oil for the Mishkan’s lighting can easily be underestimated.

Explore the insights of Rav Shai Cherry on this week's Torah portion, Mishpatim, focusing on laws and justice in society.

Parashat Mishpatim shows how lofty spiritual experiences can become daily living. After the thunder and awe of Sinai in last week’s parasha, the Torah now turns to the details of life: laws of justice ...

Reading the Torah as a comment on current events is risky, but it can be apt: The case of a guard dog (the US) protecting (Israel's) sheep from a wolf (Iran) (Mishpatim) ...

Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses Parashat Mishpatim, which dives into case law: damages, injuries, lost property, workers’ rights, responsibility for animals, protecting the vulnerable.

More than 100 U.S.-based Haredi donors, organized under the name of the Coalition for Talmud Torah and Security, pledged recently to only fund institutions that support the Israel Defense Forces, ...