To counter this criminality and immorality, the spiritual work that Jews attempt on Purim is a reestablishment of the boundaries between good and evil. We seek to drown out the name of Haman (the ...

Diana Klein is sending a message of gratitude for the Almighty and of self-appreciation. The singer-songwriter, 43, is a rehabilitation psychologist, wife, and mother of four. And now she has just ...

Historically, the greatest threats to Jewish survival have been antisemitism and assimilation. The first quarter of the 21st century has been a moment when we are facing challenges to Jewish ...

“Listening to the news from Minnesota, I wondered if anyone recognized the signs.” View Entire Post › ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Footage shows IDF soldiers singing at the cemetery in eastern Gaza City, where the body of Master Sgt. Ran Gvili was located and identified. The soldiers are heard singing Ani Ma’amin (I Believe).

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HEBREW POET Leah Goldberg. (photo credit: ALEPH Festival) Taking place simultaneously in Berlin, London, Stockholm, New York, ...

Archaeologists have finished uncovering the longest continuous remains of an ancient wall that encircled Jerusalem, including possible evidence of a 2,100-year-old ceasefire between warring kingdoms.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins next month. Here's what to know and how to greet those who celebrate. Hanukkah – sometimes spelled Chanukah, Chanukkah, or even Hanukka – is an eight-day Jewish ...

In Judaism, we are asked to pray every day — three times a day, in fact — and our ancient tradition gives us an order: praise, then petition, then thanks. The sequence matters. When we wake up, we’re ...

A tiny, 12,000-year-old clay sculpture of a goose on the back of a woman may depict an animistic ritual involving a gander mating with a human. The sculpture, which is just 3.7 centimetres tall, was ...