Dozens of Tucson Jewish community members fanned out across the city on Jan. 20 for a Day of Chesed. Chesed means “kindness” in Hebrew. Volunteers participated in various service projects, such as ...
Although the in-laws share children through marriage, there is no direct blood connection ... before Moshe could confront Pharaoh and lead the Jewish people, he needed to “kill off” the ...
The Torah averts her eyes when we start to ask ... “Whosoever shall spill the blood of man, by man shall his blood be spilled.” Moses heads for the hills (of Midian). Earlier that week ...
Now, turning to the parashah: Parashat Va’era marks the beginning of the plagues, a deeply complex narrative in Jewish consciousness. During the Pesach seder, we ritually diminish the wine in our cups ...
(THE CONVERSATION) As part of Harvard University’s agreement in response to two federal lawsuits filed by Jewish students alleging antisemitic discrimination, it will adopt the International Holocaust ...
As we have seen, we should use our belief in, relationship with, and feelings toward Hashem as cornerstones of our religious identity. Accomplishing this can be challenging because Hashem is not ...