נְקֹ֗ם נִקְמַת֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מֵאֵ֖ת הַמִּדְיָנִ֑ים אַחַ֖ר תֵּאָסֵ֥ף אֶל־עַמֶּֽיךָ׃ HaShem tells Moshe: "Lead the battle of the children of Israel against the Midianites; afterward, you...

How two Orthodox rabbis refused to compromise Jewish law and helped reshape American life For the 250th anniversary of American independence, I wrote this article...

This Shabbat we read two Torah portions: Mattot and Mas'e. Mattot covers several important subjects. First, it stresses the seriousness of vows, and how to...

Yesterday we commemorated the 17th of Tamuz, a fast day that opens a period of mourning that grows in intensity until the 9th of...

  From the summit of Har Ebal, looking toward Shechem and the surrounding Arab towns, our guide, Israel, pointed just in front of us to...

My wife Coty and I are here in Israel with our family, celebrating the Bar Mitzva of our grandson Yosef. This past Wednesday, the...

By Rabbanit Coty Bitton THE QUALITIES OF A JEWISH LEADER When Moshe learns that his life is coming to an end, he begs HaShem to appoint...

First Aliya: Last week's Parasha concluded with the story of the women of Moab and Midyan, who approached the young Jewish men to seduce them...

THE AIR OF ISRAEL I'm in Yerushalayim, in Emek Refaim. Outside there's movement everywhere: cranes and construction all over, streets closed off, traffic squeezed down...

Until now, most of the problems the people of Israel faced on their journey through the desert were internal: a discontented people, complaints about...