It was Joseph’s first real attempt to take his fate into his own hands, and it failed. Or so it seemed. Consider the story so far, as set out in last week’s parsha. Almost everything that ...

Israel's Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef said that as part of a deal to free the hostages from Hamas captivity, Israel should release terrorists who murdered Jews. "My father (the late Chief ...

This week I wrote a prayer, a special version of the “Al Hanisim” for Hanukkah 2024. I will recite this prayer every night. I will light the traditional Hanukkah candles, and I will add a ...

On Hanukkah 1932, just prior to the elections that would bring Hitler to power, Rachel Posner, wife of Rabbi Dr. Akiva Posner, took this photo of the family’s Hanukkah menorah from the window ...

There is no question that in our society one must, whenever possible, greet our non-Jewish friends in a polite way. The Talmud tells us that Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai would always make sure to ...