The Torah requires us to celebrate three major festivals — Passover, Shavuot, and Sukkot — and to do so joyously. Our Sages instituted two additional festive holidays, Chanukah and … more

A number of midrashim pose the question (ascribed either to Rabbi Yoseh, Yosi, or Dosa), “Why do children begin learning the [Chumash] from the section about korbanot … more

The onslaught against Ukraine by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is a horrific tragedy for all Ukrainians as well as a crisis for Europe and the west in general. Nevertheless … more

Refusenik Natan Sharansky famously argued that legitimate criticism of Israel could be distinguished from anti-Semitic invective by the application of the “3Ds” test: … more

Daria Garn was exhausted. After five grueling days traveling from war-torn Kyiv, Ukraine, through Moldova with her two young sons, she had finally arrived at the Romania … more

CAHAL congratulates all the Shulamith School for Girls Brachot Bee participants and champions. A special mazel tov to Atara Goldberg in Esty Freund’s CAHAL 3-4 grade class for winning both the … more

The author is director substance abuse prevention, awareness and education, Saving Lives Five Towns Coalition Purim is a time of celebration and festivities but … more

Members of Riverdale’s Jewish community gathered outside the Russian Mission residential compound … more

A Russian strike on a Kyiv TV tower on Tuesday afternoon also damaged the Babyn Yar Holocaust memorial site. “Russia has launched a missile attack on the territory where the Babyn Yar … more

As the Russians renewed their assault on Kharkiv Monday, Katerina (28, a quality assurance engineer), Yevhen (27, a programmer) and Ludmila (54, a yoga teacher) arrived in Lviv after five days on the … more