Of all of the sublime indications that “the Bible is literature, not journalism,” the subtle threads exuding from this week’s ...

The following is from "Pachad Yitzchok 5739" by Rav Yitzchok Hutner (1906–1980), a translation from a taped lecture first published in "Living Beyond Time: The Mystery and Meaning of the Jewish ...

Where it once stood face to face with swastika flags in Germany, today that menorah bears the symbol of its own nation — a Jewish star, in Israel. The menorah survived and proudly shines with ...

To be sure, a persistent theme of the patriarchal stories is the two promises G-d made to each of them, namely that they would have many descendants and that they would inherit the land of Canaan.

Wicked” is a midrash on “The Wizard of Oz.” What is a “midrash?” It is how the ancient sages uncovered meanings in biblical ...

The beloved Kennywood Park amusement ride features a scroll with Hebrew text. Using the available records, is it possible to ...

American-Israeli philanthropist who saved Jewish treasures at the beginning of the Civil War in Syria, plans to lead a delegation of Syrian Jews to return the artifacts.

First, Noah’s boat was glaringly different in shape and construction from Mesopotamian prototypes (though, as Finkel points out, similar in size). Finkel’s solution is to imagine Hebrew scribes ...