Parsha

Parashat Hukat: A life of meaning

The Torah teaches that genuine values require commitment and effort. A person who remains connected to their values only when it is convenient will struggle to maintain them over time.

JUNE 19, 2026|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

‘MESIRUT NEFESH’: Willingness to give up comfort, time, money, and personal interests for a greater value.

Beyond the Headlines: A letter from New Zealand - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

JUNE 18, 2026|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Beyond the headlines: Finding an anchor in the shelter - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

APRIL 28, 2026|BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

'Spirituality can grow without diminishing anyone,' says the writer.

Parashat Tazria-Metzora: Turning lemons into lemonade

These parashot deal at length with a unique phenomenon described in the Torah – tzara’at, which are marks or changes that appear on the walls of a house, on clothing, or on the body.

APRIL 17, 2026|ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Your Investments: The smart way to handle an inheritance portfolio

"Modern invention has banished the spinning wheel, and the same law of progress makes the woman of today a different woman from her grandmother." - Susan B. Anthony

MARCH 13, 2026ByAARON KATSMAN

SUSAN B. ANTHONY was an American social reformer and women’s rights activist between 1900 and 1906.

Parashat Vayakhel-Pekudei: Wisdom of the wise

“Give to the wise, and he will become yet wiser.”

MARCH 13, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Purification by fire: The red heifer and Iran

The struggle against the Iranian regime is not simply another round in an endless regional rivalry. It is a confrontation with a force that has sown instability and death for decades.

MARCH 7, 2026ByMICHAEL FREUND

Like the red heifer's ashes, the destruction of Iran's instruments of death can become the catalyst for cleansing. A woman walks on the street following an Israeli and U.S. strike on a police station, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tehran, Iran, March 3, 2026.

Beyond the headlines: A mindset of joy - opinion

A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

FEBRUARY 23, 2026BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR

Israelis are seen in costume for the holiday of Purim, in Jerusalem.

Jewish return to Temple Mount brings renewed memory and hope - opinion

Jews are returning to the Temple Mount, reconnecting prayer, memory, and faith in the place their hearts have longed for.

FEBRUARY 21, 2026ByMICHAEL FREUND

At first glance, it reads like an architectural blueprint rather than sacred literature.

Parashat Teruma: Sanctifying the heart

Each person is a walking Temple; each has the power to build a dwelling place for the Creator of the world within his or her heart.

FEBRUARY 20, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Stars bursting above the triangular peak of the mountain that may be Mount Sinai in the middle of the night, in Saudi Arabia.

Parashat Mishpatim: All or nothing

Loyalty to a path means saying, “I belong. Sometimes I will fail, sometimes I will err, but I am all in.” This is completely different from saying “I like this, but I don’t like that.”

FEBRUARY 13, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ