Last week, Shira Marili Mirvis made history as the first-ever Israeli woman appointed to be the halachic leader of an Orthodox synagogue, the Shirat Hatamar congregation in Efrat. The … more

It was nearly another weekend of vandalized synagogues. Instead, police caught a significant break early Saturday morning when a man riding a bicycle against traffic on Delafield Avenue ended up … more

We’re looking for a new editor. I’ve enjoyed serving our communities as editor, delivering honest, Torah-True reporting. Our high standards won’t change under a new editor, as I … more

The Jewish People Policy Institute collected data on visits to Mount Meron in 2018 as part of its Israeli Judaism project. Following are the results which may be helpful in understanding the … more

The Mark family was driving along a highway in Judea and Samaria on July 1, 2016, when Palestinian terrorists opened fire on their vehicle, causing the car to crash. Rabbi Michael Mark lost his life … more

          Rabbi Sacks zt’’l had prepared a full year of Covenant & Conversation for 5781, based on his book “Lessons in … more

Historically, Shavuot — which begins this year on Sunday night, May 16 — is the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It … more

Rabbi Dovid Kviat zt”l , prolific author of the acclaimed “Succas Dovid,” was born in Bialystock, Poland, one of the outstanding scholars of the Mir Yeshiva. During World War II … more

The custom is fairly prevalent nowadays, but it was not a common practice 30 years ago when my friend raised his sons. He would seek out especially pious rabbis, generally quite elderly ones, to … more

One of the well-known halachot found in our parasha, Emor, is the law of retributive justice (lex talionis), known popularly as “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth (ayin tachat … more