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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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.

I was taught to make a Kiddush Hashem no matter where I stand; in a parking lot among our own, or as the only Jew in town. Space doesn’t define sanctity. Behavior does. Especially when no one’s wa ...

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 ...

Regarding payment of wages, there is an explicit mitzvah to pay wages promptly (b’yomo titen scharo) and a prohibition to withhold them (bal talin) (Vayikra 19:13; Devarim 15:15; C.M. 339:1).

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 ...

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 ...

There is a calendar match-up between the seven days of Pesach and most of the rest of the calendar, using At-Bash – an alphabetical scheme which matches alef with tav, bet with shin, gimel with reish, ...