After introducing us to the concepts of not bringing an animal as an offering before it is eight days old, and after telling us that the animal and its parent (Rashi distinguishes between the … more

Summer time is ice cream time. It’s also fresh fruit and vegetable time, and drippy watermelon time, and real lemonade time. It is the perfect time for vegetarians to rejoice, and the perfect … more

In July 2018, 12 boys, aged 11 to 16, were discovered and rescued with their 25-year-old soccer coach from a cave in Tham Luang, Thailand. They had entered the cave as part of a field trip but … more

When she’s not busy with her four kids, Ellie Balouka can usually be found in her kitchen at home in Paris, where she makes colorful salads, creative stuffed baguettes and poke bowls that have … more

Korach was swallowed up by the ground, but his spirit is still alive and well, and in the unlikeliest of places — British and American universities. Korach was the embodiment of what the … more

Across the room sat a man, a murderer, who had tried to kill me and 51 others praying in the Halle Synagogue last Yom Kippur. Responding to question after question from the judge, he espoused the … more

When thousands of pilgrims converge on the Cave of Machpelah in Hebron this Shabbat Chayei Sarah, they’ll be celebrating more than a return to their roots after a Covid-plagued year. They … more

Carl Jung had an anti-Semitic streak and was, at least for a time, sympathetic to the Nazi cause. Yet he was one of the major psychological theorists of the 20th century, and his insights into … more

You can get your kicks on Route 66, as Nat King Cole made famous. Or instead, you can take a road trip through the Bible on Israel’s Route 60. Former US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman … more

The last time that Israel had a prime minister from the Labor Party was over 20 years ago, ending a virtually unbroken line of leftist succession from Ben-Gurion to Rabin. Now Labor, which … more