Mitzvah

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Rabbi Simcha Hakohen Kook seen during a visit at King David's tomb, on Mt Zion in Jerusalem. The site is viewed as the burial place of David, King of Israel, according to a tradition beginning in the 12th century. May 01, 2014.
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What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism

JOSEPH’S TOMB in Nablus.

Parashat Beshalach: The joy of ‘mitzvot’

FATHER OF Ahmed el Ahmed, who tackled one of the gunmen in a deadly mass shooting during a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach on December 14, attends the 'Light Over Darkness' vigil honouring victims and survivors of the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia, December 21, 2025.

Sydney lights Hanukkah candles in honor of Bondi victims, introduces 'mitzvah' campaign


San Diego Jewish Academy breaks world record for sandwich-making

The school set a Guinness World Record for the most sandwiches made in under three minutes.

Gravlax sandwich.

Sukkot and the Four Species Market

The four species are need for fulfilling the 'Four species Mitzvah,' the waving of the four species as prescribed by the Torah, symbolizing unity.

Men praying at the Western Wall on Sukkot.

Uncovering the tallit, the long-standing traditional textile in Israel

The tallit (prayer shawl) is a customary Jewish prayer garment.

Demands to sacrifice Yom Kippur scapegoat on Temple Mount rejected

“The time has come that the Jewish people adds deeds to its prayers... The era of prayers by themselves and actions by themselves has ended."

Orthodox Jews on the Temple Mount

PARASHAT BEHUKOTAI: Religious experience and its limits

Religious experiences are not risk-free. They have the potential to become wild, explosive, warping thought and moral judgment.

A ROSH Hashana card depicts the ‘kohen gadol’ (high priest) pouring oil over the menorah

Rachashei-Lev: raising the spirits of children fighting an arduous battle

The organization is currently attending to the needs of 500 children and young adults and catering to all sectors of society regardless of religion, race or gender.

A Rachashei Lev volunteer with a cancer patient; the ‘Party Ambulance’ rolls up next to a child in his own ambulance; volunteers gather around a patient for a photo

THIS WEEK IN JERUSALEM: satmar assistance

One of the largest of these initiatives is active in the capital’s haredi stronghold Mea She’arim. This year, the need has reached an unprecedented level, with provision of hundreds of tons of meat,

Former head of Meretz at city council Pepe Alalua’s decision to run for mayor has ignited a lot of turmoil in the party’s local branch