When the ego dominates, we instinctively sacrifice our true selves to avoid discomfort or looking foolish. Shame, in contrast, exists in private—it is an internal reckoning, the pain of knowing we'v ...

Bret Stephens’s recent New York Times column, “No, Israel Is Not Committing a Genocide in Gaza,” attempts to dispel this inflammatory charge against the Jewish state. His argument is t ...

The influential Columbia University professor and Palestinian political activist, Edward Said, characterized Israel’s founding as a manifestation of Western imperialism.

When we help children develop an emotional vocabulary, we can transform raw feelings into a tangible thing. This is the first step in learning to control those very raw emotions.

Question: I recently returned from a trip abroad and wanted to say HaGomel. When I mentioned this to the officers of my synagogue, however, they told me that I would have to wait until Shabbos to do s ...

The daf yomi to be cited below doesn’t address this even indirectly, but provides a solution very directly. In a world saturated with the stench of antisemitism, with the allegation of genocide by ...

Over the years, musicians and singers have offered their interpretations of the tune used for “Eli Tziyon ,” so there are a few performances of this kinnah. The structure of the kinnah is an acrostic ...

Was he really expected to pack up all his stuff? He felt faint every time he thought about it. He had never once had to do anything more complicated than packing a suitcase for vacations or holiday ho ...

Of course, with games played daily, several teams, by the time you're reading this, have won 60 or more, but the Tigers had the best record and were the only team with 60 wins at the 100-game mark.

One might wonder how a person like Nevuzardan could be absolved for his many heinous crimes. The answer is that Hashem forgives anyone who is sincere in his repentance.

This Shabbat is known for its haftara, which always precedes Tisha B’Av: Chazon Yeshayahu – the vision of Yeshayahu. This is a difficult affair, traditionally read in the melody of Eicha, but it ...

During the Nine Days – a period devoted to mourning our national tragedies – we also give space to consider the personal dimensions of loss and fragility. For this reason, there’s a minhag to spend ...