There are at least 16 things that are a must know about Simchas Torah. EARLIEST SOURCE IS ZOHAR AND GAONIM Everyone, of course, should note...

Simchas Torah – Dancing With the Stars By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin “Torah tzivah lanu Moshe, The Torah that Moshe commands us, morasha kehilos Yaakov, is the...

Mitzvah of Sukkah: To Commemorate Heavenly Sukkot or Man-Made Sukkot? And how this question connects to Trump’s dangerous 21-point “peace” proposal By: Mike Guzofsky Is the focus...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin It was Rosh HaShana night, and our family was enjoying sweet apples and honey. The conversation around the table turned to...

By Tzali Reicher Dear Reader, The year 5785 has been marked by profound challenges, as Jewish communities worldwide navigated war and antisemitism with resilience, expressions of...

By Shloimy Galperin (Chabad.org) When rabbis sat down to write their sermons last year for the first Rosh Hashanah after the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, they...

Rabbi Menachem Posner Welcome to the Yom Kippur services. If this is your first time, or if you have not been to synagogue too often, no need...

(JNS) Sukkot, the weeklong “Festival of Booths” that celebrates the gathering of the harvest, starts immediately after Yom Kippur. It begins this year at...

Sukkot: The Uniqueness of Every Generation; Connected to the Past By: Larry Domnitch Regarding the exodus from Egypt, the Torah addresses Bnei Yisrael many times as...

Yom Kippur Thoughts: Reaching the Level of Malachim  By: Yisroel Neuberger We have now come to the Day in which we are able to reach the...

By: Jonathan Rosenblum Successful self-examination on Yom Kippur depends on shaking us from our complacency One thing a columnist living in Israel never has to worry...

  Rosh Hashanah is full of rich customs and beautiful prayers, but at its core is one powerful mitzvah straight from the Torah: the sounding of the shofar.1 The piercing cry...

Rosh Hashanah is around the corner. And, while some things are constant—hearing the shofar, enjoying meals rich with symbolism, and praying for a sweet new year—there are...

Kosher.com Staff   The recipes below are for those who have either cooked ahead and have most of their dishes in the freezer and just need a...

By Shloimy Galperin When rabbis sat down to write their sermons last year for the first Rosh Hashanah after the atrocities of Oct. 7, 2023, they knew that...

(Chabad.org) It was the last thing either an American Jew or a European Jewish refugee expected to see in New York City. In the 1940s...