Rabbi Francis Nataf’s “Redeeming Relevance In The Book of Exodus” is the second of a five volume series on the Chumash. Consisting of an introduction and seven in-depth essays … more

The sun had long since set, dark clouds hid the stars, and the wind was howling off the Shouf mountain range in central Lebanon. I had managed to quietly sing the Kabbalat Shabbat service … more

Our parasha, Yitro, is one of two in the Torah that presents the narrative of the Revelation at Mount Sinai (the other is Va’etchanan in Devarim). Ma’amad Har Sinai (the Revelation) … more

When I was young, I was an avid reader of novels. As I’ve grown older, I have found myself more interested in good biographies, especially those of great men that try to focus on what made … more

Several nominees for President Joe Biden’s national security team said on Tuesday that the United States isn’t yet ready to rejoin the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint … more

Joe Biden filled the months before Inauguration Day lining up a slate of Cabinet secretaries, assistants and advisers, many of them Jewish. Biden’s choices reflect a diverse cross-section of … more

If we are looking for a passage that best speaks to the current American moment — a shaken American polity and still threatening pandemic — look no further than George Washington’s … more

A lengthy, threatening note … more

Jewish and pro-Israel groups expressed condolences over the loss of Sheldon Adelson, perhaps the most prolific individual donor to a wide range of Jewish and Israeli causes, who died on Jan. 11 at … more

As the repercussions of the deadly Jan. 6 mob invasion of the US Capitol continue to reverberate across the country and beyond, like most Americans, many in the Jewish community looked on with shock … more