Two years on from Oct. 7, how hostages found strength through faith despite horrors and captivity. By: Yoni Brown Early on October 7, 2023, Sasha Troufanov,...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin This week, Shabbos Bereishis, we once again begin reading the cycle of Torah portions. The word “Torah” means “instructions” or “teachings”....

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston In the beginning, God made the Heaven and the Earth. (Bereishis 1:1) The words are so incredibly simple, and yet, of course,...

Rabbi Yehuda Shurpin(Chabad.org) On Simchat Torah, we celebrate finishing the reading of the Torah and immediately begin it again. It’s an exciting day, full of song and dancing....

 From Chabad.org In Short When: Starts in the evening of October 13, and concludes after nightfall of October 15, 2025 What: The holiday of Sukkot is followed by an independent holiday...

by Rabbi Yair Hoffman One of the general differences between Litvaks (Misnagdim) and Chassidim lies in what they do on the holiday of Shmini Atzeres...

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...

Brooklyn-born rabbi, attorney, and prolific writer leaves behind a legacy of Jewish activism and an unapologetic defense of Israel By: Fern Sidman Rabbi Dov Fischer, Esq.,...

By: Chaya Sora Jungreis-Gertzulin In the aftermath of October 7, “We will dance again” became the motto of the Nova music festival. In fact, a...

By: Chabad.org Simchat Torah Comes After Sukkot The sukkah at the East River Esplanade at East 84th Street (Photo: Howard Blas) Shemini Atzeret (“The Eighth...

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: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And this (V’zos) is the blessing which Moshe, the Man of G-d, blessed the Children of Israel before his death. (Devarim...

Chabad.org Sukkot is almost here, which means it’s time to get your sukkah ready! The sukkah is the outdoor hut that becomes our home for the week of the holiday,...

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...