1+ hour, 27+ min ago  (788+ words) We hear it a lot " about how the gap year in Israel has been a transformative event for post-high school students and how it has given young men and women a religious experience that they ordinarily would not be able…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (114+ words) " " God's covenant with Abraham remains in effect." " "The Church is "grafted into" God's promises rather than replacing Israel." " "Replacement Theology has contributed to antisemitism and should be rejected." " "Christians should understand Israel through Scripture as well as history." " "Modern Israel's…...

2+ hour, 18+ min ago  (204+ words) The incoming class includes 25 students in the seminary's campus-based program and 16 in its Virtual Pathway, representing 35 communities across the United States. The college operates campuses in New York, Los Angeles and Jerusalem. The students began their studies on June 28 with…...

4+ hour, 48+ min ago  (310+ words) Clergy leader returns to congregation that serves South Valley In 2006, Congregation Emeth in Morgan Hill welcomed Debbie Israel as a part-time student rabbi from the Academy for Jewish Religion in Southern California. When she was ordained, the Jewish temple's Board…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago  (576+ words) By Rabbi Fred Scherlinder Dobb This week's Torah portion is Matot-Masei: Numbers 30: 2 " 36: 13 This week's double portion concludes the Torah's main narrative. What's the final note of this four-book composition, before Deuteronomy starts its retelling? What's the last story about? Rights,…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago  (72+ words) Heritage Florida Jewish News Carrying in a new Torah Congregation Shalom Aleichem welcomed a new Torah, one that Frank Gutworth had worked on obtaining over several months/years. On June 5, 2026, members of the congregation, (l-r) Larry Shapiro, Asher Tomberg, Lorie…...

5+ hour, 13+ min ago  (518+ words) I'never caught the jigsaw puzzle fever, but my sister is an avid assembler, and during covid my wife, Sharon, also it them up. Following their lead, I'll try to construct a metaphoric jigsaw puzzle column, presenting three pieces of events…...

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (38+ words) Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber ruled that boosting soldiers' morale does not justify a blanket permit to desecrate Shabbat and urged major rulings be left to leading halachic authorities. Chief Rabbi: No blanket permit to break Shabbat for morale...

1+ min ago  (280+ words) Schwidler House in Reykjavik will serve Iceland's small Jewish community and thousands of Jewish tourists each year, with a synagogue, kosher shop, cultural programming and an exhibition tracing more than a century of Jewish life on the island Iceland's Jewish…...

4+ hour, 47+ min ago  (533+ words) Rabbi Dr. David Harbater is a published author, Jewish educator and public speaker. His book "In the Beginnings: Discovering the Two Worldviews Hidden within Genesis 1-11" was described by the Jerusalem Post as "a work to be treasured" and by the…...