Parashat Acharei Mot, known as the parasha of Yom Kippur, focuses upon the manner of observing this Yom Tov in the Mishkan and Beit HaMikdash. One of the many constitutive elements of a Beit … more

They are not quite conjoined twins, but it’s often the case that where you find anti-Semitism, you will also find an associated anti-Americanism. Scholars who have studied these two … more

There is an old Broadway song that urges us to “Look to the Rainbow” — for love, luck and a happy life. Another one tells us that beyond the rainbow is a place where dreams come … more

The New York Times architecture critic seems to have a problem with Jerusalem, the holiest city in Judaism. In his Sept. 13 article … more

Kedoshim contains the two great love commands of the Torah. The first is, “Love your neighbor as yourself. I am the L-rd” (Lev. 19:18). Rabbi Akiva called this “the great … more

Ezra the Scribe (5th century BCE) was one of the great leaders of the Jewish people. One of his most significant achievements was the establishment of the exact format in which a sefer Torah must … more

Grenade! Grenade! The very mention of this word can send shudders down the spine of even the most battle hardened. The instinct is to run. However, on the first of Av in 2006, one brave … more

In 1966, an eleven-year-old black boy moved with his parents and family to a white neighborhood in Washington. Sitting with his two brothers and two sisters on the front step of the house, he … more

One of the best-known verses in our parsha, Terumah, is this: “And they shall make Me a sanctuary (v’asu li mikdash) and I will dwell amongst them (v’shachanti … more

If some radical educators have their way, “Israel” will become a dirty word in California schools. Under the guise of a new law mandating ethnic studies “training” in … more