This week’s portion, Tetzaveh, opens with a mitzvah which seems at first glance to be out of place: Hashem tells Moshe: “Ve’Atah Te’tzaveh Et B’nei Yisrael, … more

This column is a product of my experience with two of my mentors, one who passed away relatively recently and the other who passed away long before I was born. The first was Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. … more

Why is the Torah so specific and emphatic, in this week’s Parsha, Tetzaveh, about the clothes to be worn by the Kohanim and the Kohen Gadol? “These are the vestments that they shall … more

A significantly upgraded King David Lounge opened last week at Ben Gurion International Airport, expanding EL AL’s luxury passenger experience. “We believe that the customer’s … more

I know it is not even Purim yet, but, as I get a bit older, I find that the sooner I begin to plan, the better and more smoothly things will run. So I am already starting to reduce the chametz … more

As the raucous festival of Purim approaches, editors of Jewish news outlets are gearing up to produce articles rife with satire, inside jokes and quotes from fictitious, suspiciously named … more

As Tehran continues to make alarming progress on its nuclear program, the United States appears not to have made a firm decision on how to respond. Israel, which has already demonstrated an ability … more

I n 2017, Erez Tadmor, one of the two founders of the Im Tirtzu movement, published “Why Do You Vote Right and Get Left,” a nationally best-selling Hebrew-language book that has become a … more

As we have done for decades, my husband and I will celebrate Purim with a sumptuous meal and copious amounts of good drink. It’ll be nothing compared to the 180-day banquet that Queen Esther is … more

The 97th annual Academy Awards took place on Sunday night. Long before statues were handed out, the anticipation was eclipsed by the glamorous parade of designer finery — not the tuxes, dresses … more