Text Messages is a column, produced with The Jewish Week, sharing wisdom from the weekly Torah portion. (JTA) — When do you call the rabbi? Sometimes to complain. (We’re Jews, after all.) ...

Comments on Torah Portion Va-Yishlach 2024 (adapted from previous versions) c Rabbi Mordecai Finley In our Torah portion, ...

But last Saturday, Giffords chanted her Torah portions, becoming a bat mitzvah at Temple Chaverim in Tucson at the age of 51, the Forward reported. The milestone was the culmination of 20 years ...

A young woman is gingerly applying lipstick for her upcoming date, unaware of the horrible fate awaiting her. This may sound ...

in our Torah portion, Chayyei Sarah, but under the name Keturah. We met Hagar as the maidservant of Sarai (before she became Sarah) in Genesis 16. When Sarai could not conceive, Hagar was given to ...