In the 20th century, three new holy days were inserted to the Jewish calendar based on the massively significant events of the Shoah and the Establishment of the State of Israel: Yom HaShoah v’Hagveurah, Yom HaZikaron, Yom HaAtzmaut.
Here is the quintessential Jewish question: How do we emulate God? We are told that we were created by God. We are told that we have a divine spark within us. We are told that each one of us, like God, has the power to create worlds, to perform acts of...
By P.J. Schwartz
It's amazing to think that we have reached the end of another year retelling the amazing story of our Jewish people. From B'reshit to D'varim, we have spent each week engulfed in the journey of a people who have emerged into a community...
I was young and inexperienced. (That should serve as an excuse if I need one). No one told me when I read Leviticus at 19-years-old that I shouldn't fall in love it. Yes, you read that correctly - Leviticus. The book of the Torah that discusses pus, rashes...
