When we refer to a sentence of death as a “death penalty,” we misrepresent what it is. Death is not a punishment. One is not ...

From the blog of Ari Sacher at The Times of Israel ...

3) Jeremy Eicher, Time’s Echo: Music, Memory, and the Second World War, 2023 ...

Every year, the story of Chanukah reminds us that miracles often arrive quietly, without grand spectacle or fanfare. Simple ...

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Israel’s democracy has survived wars, economic crises, and social upheavals. But its greatest threat may come from within, ...

As is told, the Maccabees entered Yerushalayim in triumph. They virtually cleansed the second holy temple, and reestablished ...

Rav Naḥman bar Yitzḥak’s argument seems compelling. The phrase “I will hear it” could indeed mean “I will hear guidance” ...

Reading this passage from the Talmud, it is likely more than a coincidence that Hanukah is a light festival of eight days, ...

Hanukkah reminds us that even in the darkest times, light persists. The candles we light symbolize not just hope but the ...

After 15 months, most people in Israel favor ending the war in Gaza and reaching a deal now which would bring home the ...

Let leaders rise with vision clear, To guide with wisdom, calm, and care. Let justice walk where fear once stood, And mercy ...