Torah
'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar - review
Introduction to the Zohar explores exile, desire, and repair, presenting the Baal HaSulam’s ladder as a path to inner spiritual transformation.
Shavuot and Mount Sinai: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah
After October 7, the shattered tablets at the heart of Shavuot matter more than ever - opinion
Shavuot 2026: The holiday's enduring call to faith, loyalty, and Jewish purpose
Shavuot 2026: The festival's Jewish mission to elevate the world
Judaism calls on people not to flee the physical world, but to elevate it through Torah and mitzvot.
What Shavuot teaches about Israel’s haredi military service debate
On Shavuot, we recenter Torah study as our supreme value, even as we divert some of its precious human resources toward protecting our people and defending our land.
In the age of AI, Shavuot reminds us that wisdom is not data - opinion
Shavuot reminds us that civilization is sustained not only by intelligence but also by covenant, responsibility, and moral restraint.
Shavuot 2026: Why the Torah still matters in the age of AI and technology
One of the fundamental principles of Jewish faith is that the Torah is eternal and will never be replaced.
From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion
We were not selected for privilege but to carry God’s presence and moral vision into a broader world.
America’s National Shabbat: An invitation Jews cannot afford to miss - opinion
Trump’s call for a national Shabbat highlights a growing Judeo-Christian alliance and a new cultural moment in America.
Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’
This week’s haftarah offers a timely message about longing, loyalty, and the enduring bond between the Jewish people and their homeland.
Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective
When the Torah counts the people by tribes and families, it teaches the art of integration: Each individual is counted on his or her own, yet as part of a larger structure.
Once, Jews defended themselves to survive. Now this reflects defeat - opinion
Israelis and Jews still react to attacks as though they were medieval defendants standing before hostile judges. No need.
'From Alienation to Monarchy': Ruth and the architecture of loving-kindness - book review
Yael Ziegler’s 'Ruth: From Alienation to Monarchy' is a 534-page book on a four-chapter megillah.