Bible

Parashat Yitro: Illuminating the fog

Moses understood that genuine service of God is not found in thunder and lightning but rather in the place of fog, confusion, and lack of clarity.

The God one seeks is found precisely in the confusing, unclear place.
A big ball of fire (illustrative)

Parashat Yitro: Before the revelation at Sinai

Papyrus Anastasi I; sheet 1; Hieratic literary text: "The Satirical Letter," February 4, 2026.

Did giants exist? Ancient Egyptian papyrus points to proof of gargantuan Canaanite tribe, org says

A SEPHARDI Torah scroll is rolled to reveal the first paragra ph of the ‘Shema’ prayer.

Light unto the nations: Rivkah Lambert Adler and teaching Torah outward


Parashat Vayera: Faith is stronger than reality

Can faith prevail over reason and reality? Scripture’s answer is clear. What seems impossible to man is never beyond the power of God.

Elisha Raising the Son of the Shunamite, by Frederic Leighton, 1881, oil on canvas - Leighton House Museum - London, England.

Parashat Lech Lecha: The call of aliyah

From Yemenite Jews in Operation Magic Carpet to Soviet refuseniks, Ethiopian families, and Bnei Menashe from India, Isaiah’s vision has been realized in our own time.

An illustrative image of Jews making aliyah to Israel.

Parashat Lech Lecha: From Everyman to hero

The Torah presents Abraham not as a spiritual giant chosen by default but as Everyman. He is not depicted as a polished hero with prior accomplishments but as an ordinary person.

An illustrative image of God calling on Abraham to leave his country to the Promised Land.

Parashat Lech Lecha: Hagar and the God who sees

The story of Hagar reminds us that sovereignty brings with it responsibility – to see, to hear, and to act with compassion toward those who remain vulnerable in our midst.

Artistic impression of Abraham sending Hagar and her son off.

Parashat Lech Lecha: Abraham and Lot's remarkable journey

Even the loftiest goal on Earth must never be achieved through harming or insulting another person.

An illustrative image of Abraham and Lot separating.

All eyes on Zionism: When something inseparable from Judaism becomes a slur - opinion

The centrality of the Land of Israel is enshrined in the Bible.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators carry a banner during a protest against the arrival of an Israeli cruise ship in the port of Piraeus near Athens, Greece, June 12, 2025.

Taiwan president: Israel’s defense strategy a 'valuable model' for Taiwan

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said in remarks released on Tuesday, citing the Biblical story of David versus Goliath on the need to stand up to authoritarianism.

Taiwanese soldiers leave Qingtian Hall, an underground military tunnel built inside Taiwu Mountain in the 1960s, after attending a performance commemorating the Battle of Guningtou, in Kinmen, Taiwan, October 18, 2025

Parashat Noah: Olive leaf from paradise

Even now, our hearts beat together with those of the heroes and freed hostages, who for two years suffered in the tunnels of darkness and the shadow of death.

Olive tree

Message of Isaiah in Parashat Noah: Expanding Israel's borders a vision of redemption after exile

Just as Noah emerged from the ark to rebuild civilization, Israel emerges from centuries of dispersion to rebuild its land and infuse it with holiness.

IDF troops raise the Israeli flag in Gaza.

Parashat Noah: The gift and the duty

Miracles should serve as wells of faith for the future. Before we begin our daily prayers, we recall past miracles and past redemptions.

An illustrative image of shopping at a supermarket.