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Scoring for G-d: The Spiritual Journey of Former Basketball Star Doron Sheffer

By: Hillel Kuttler Grasping a basketball in his enormous hands, Doron Sheffer looks slim and nimble enough to hit the court again as he greets...

Shema Yisrael: 8 Facts

Fascinating facts about this central Jewish prayer By: Dr. Yvette Alt Miller They are the most iconic words in the Jewish liturgy: Shema Yisrael, Adonai Eloheinu, Adonai...

In Chicago, Reclaiming Jewish Identity Through Adult Circumcision

Organization has enabled thousands born in Soviet Union to enter the Covenant of Abraham By: Menachem Posner Standing in the sun-drenched sanctuary, large windows showing manicured...

Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann Gives Voice to His Lifelong Love Affair with Shabbat

By: Simon Apfel From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project is expected to exceed last year’s participation of more than 1 million people...

Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann Gives Voice to His Lifelong Love Affair with Shabbat 

By: Simon Apfel From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project is expected to exceed last year’s participation of more than 1 million people...

Holding Onto Joy: Celebrating Simchat Torah

By: Sara Debbie Gutfreund Jon Krakauer describes reaching the top of Mount Everest in his book, Into Thin Air: “Straddling the top of the world, one foot...

Parshas Zos Habracha–You Can Never Fool G-d

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And this (V'zos) is the blessing which Moshe, the Man of G-d, blessed the Children of Israel before his death. (Devarim...

Parshas Vzos Habracha – Making It by Breaking It

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky The last verses of the Torah encapsulate a glorious career of leadership of the father of all prophets, Moshe, into a...

Sukkot and Reconciliation

By: Steven Zvi The sukkah commemorates the miracle that God gave us in the desert in the form of the Ananei Ha-Kavod (the Clouds of Glory). These...

The Seven Heroes of Sukkot

By: Rabbi Benjamin Blech Oprah Winfrey always seems to know just what to ask in order to really get to know her subjects. She said...

Secrets of the Four Species

The key to joy is success in our relationships. This includes our relationship with other people, with ourselves, and with God By: Shraga Simmons Every Jewish...

Parshas Zos Habracha–You Can Never Fool G-d

By: Rabbi Pinchas Winston And this (V'zos) is the blessing which Moshe, the Man of G-d, blessed the Children of Israel before his death. (Devarim...

Parshas Vzos Habracha – Making It by Breaking It

By: Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky The last verses of the Torah encapsulate a glorious career of leadership of the father of all prophets, Moshe, into a...

Sukkos–Zman Simchaseinu; The Time of Our Happiness

By: Torah.org Staff Throughout the works of our Sages, we find that the holiday of Sukkos is referred to as "Zman Simchaseinu," "The time of...

Simchas Torah: Dancing With The Bride

By: Rabbi Yochanan Zweig "The Torah that Moshe commanded us is a heritage to the Congregation of Jacob"(33:4) Simchas Torah is a day in which we...

Understanding the “Aseret Yemai Teshuvah”–Ten Days of Repentance

Edited by: JV Staff (Some of what follows is based on these works: "The Festivals in Halachah," by Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin, ZT"L, translated by...

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