Strikes on Iran come days before Purim, prompting debate over symbolic resonance, Netanyahu’s rhetoric and existential framing.

Historically, the greatest threats to Jewish survival have been antisemitism and assimilation. The first quarter of the 21st century has been a moment when we are facing challenges to Jewish ...

Israel stands for the holiness of all that appears – on the surface – trivial, the nobility of the common, the grandeur of the spirit in all worldliness. The mission of the Jewish people is a biblical ...

This week’s Torah portion, T’rumah, represents another abrupt shift in focus within the book of Exodus from the mostly legal material of last week’s portion, Mishpatim, to the first of ...