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Jewish learning defines knowledge in a fragmented world - opinion

In an age of distraction, Jewish knowledge is no longer about knowing everything, but about engaging deeply with the core texts that shape understanding, practice, and meaning.

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SEVEN-TIME Super Bowl winner Tom Brady, seen here with the New England Patriots in 2019. A diversified team approach is needed to achieve ultimate success, says the writer.

Your Investments: Birthdays, the Super Bowl, and setting boundaries

 British-Israeli former hostage Emily Damari poses for a photo with her mother, Mandy, after being released from Gaza where she was held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, at Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 21, 2025.

Horrors and heroes: Reasons to bless the bad that came from Oct. 7 - opinion

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What can be, unburdened by what has been; Introduction to Pirkei Avot


250 rare biblical texts go online, making them available around the globe

David Dangoor discusses his latest project – the online publication of 250 rare religious writings that ‘form the bedrock of our civilization’

David Dangoor

Book review: Growing through sin?

A journey through what sin and failure have meant in different eras of Jewish history and how they can elevate us.

ADAM AND Eve getting expelled from the Garden of Eden for sinning.

Pirkei Avot: More than ‘Who is rich?’ and ‘Who is wise?’

The study of Pirkei Avot is an invitation to life lived purposefully and meaningfully, and with spiritual integrity and intelligence.

Reading a torah scroll

Above the fold: Cultural synapse on Jerusalem

The Jewish perspective on Jerusalem has evolved out of necessity.

THE CURRENT Lord Allenby and his mother, Sara Viscountess Allenby, pose for a photo with actors at the reenactment of Allenby’s entrance into the Old City of Jerusalem, along with John Benson and his wife, Christina, in the back row.

A feast of unbiblical exotic curiosities

Makluba is one of the top items on the Eucalyptus menu, with chicken, rice and vegetables served with a ceremony led by the chef at the restaurant.

Eucalyptus chef Moshe Basson looks fondly at the Asian water buffalo he cooked for the feast.

Praying for the rain: Starting the agricultural year on the right foot

Prayers for rain are among the earliest liturgical texts, and withholding it is regarded in the Bible as a punishment.

Rain in Jerusalem