Parasha

From Sinai to today: Judaism and the long march of monotheism - opinion

We were not selected for privilege but to carry God’s presence and moral vision into a broader world.

MONOTHEISM WAS never intended to remain the private inheritance of a single nation.
IDF SOLDIERS stand at the Western Wall in June 1967 after it was captured during the Six Day War.

Parashat Bamidbar: ‘Machar Chodesh’

THE PURSUIT of individuality is one of modern culture’s most prominent trends.

Parashat Bamidbar: The individual within the collective

‘YOU ARE growing up in a generation with dozens of types of dairy desserts in the refrigerator.’

Parashat Behar-Behukotai: Quality vs quantity


When investing: It's a long road, focus on achieving your goal - opinion

"Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude," - Thomas Jefferson.

 SOLDIERS PRAY at the Tomb of Joseph in Nablus. Joseph needed to trust the process to be successful, according to the writer.

Parashat Vayeshev: The mystery of redemption

Even when it seems that everything is deteriorating and that evil is triumphing over good, beneath the surface – in the hidden realm – the world is steadily advancing in one direction.

 An illustrative photo of oil candles lit on the first night of Hanukkah.

Parashat Vayeshev: Joseph and Judah's odysseys to leadership

Joseph and Judah each embark on their own personal odysseys toward leadership.

 An illustrative image of a person walking on a narrow path above water.

From flax to spark: How Israel’s strength burns bright


Rabbi Pinto reveals the secret: How to achieve true serenity in life


Parashat Vayishlach: Prayer – A connection with the creator

True prayer begins with gratitude, which reflects trust and acknowledgment of God’s greatness. Then, it elaborates on every concern and worry.

A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

Refusing Milk Saved Them from Death


Only through Torah study can life’s challenges be confronted


Parashat Vayetze: A ladder on the Earth

The ladder symbolizes the mission of a Jew: to ascend and elevate, to sanctify the physical, and to uplift the mundane toward the sublime.

 An artistic illustration of Jacob's ladder of the Bible.

Parashat Vayetze: Light in dark times

To try, to fall, to fear, and yet to keep going: that is what it takes to be a leader. That was Jacob, the man who at the lowest ebbs of his life had his greatest visions of heaven. 

 Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.