2+ hour, 38+ min ago  (545+ words) The Talmudic discussion of Zugot'pairs'and broader Jewish ideas of ayin hara (the evil eye) and harmful spiritual forces present a striking yet subtle principle: attention itself is creative. In Pesachim 110b, the Gemara articulates a rule that, at first glance, seems…...

8+ hour, 14+ min ago  (391+ words) By Daniel Shasha in Jerusalem, Israel It was a time of great darkness in a Jewish town in Eastern Europe. On Lag Ba Omer, the Jews walked the streets not with joy, but with sorrow and exhaustion. The Cossacks had…...

12+ hour, 7+ min ago  (694+ words) frequencynews. ca In Edmonton, Beth Israel's community seder was a wonderful experience By Regan Lipes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter (AJNews) " Passover is a wonderful time of year for families and friends to gather and celebrate. But for any number of…...

13+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1005+ words) By R" Mordechai Young Once Rashi was walking and a lady in an unusual white outfit went by him riding a horse. Since Rashi was very careful with his eyes, he wondered why he had encountered her. He realized the…...

13+ hour, 27+ min ago  (1256+ words) Years ago, at my youngest son's'bar mitzvah'in Jerusalem, our family'davened'at the Kotel. At a certain point, I glanced over at my father,'a'h, who had traveled from Los Angeles for this'simcha. He seemed transfixed on something, and I noted a…...

13+ hour, 11+ min ago  (437+ words) Sometimes heated ideological debates become battles over language. We get drawn into arguments about terminology and gradually lose sight of the issue itself. Few modern terms carry as much weight and controversy as the word'geulah, or redemption. Redemption is the…...

16+ hour, 4+ min ago  (680+ words) Melanie Lidman is an AP reporter and former Times of Israel reporter White button-down shirts aren't something that you normally see at Israeli dairy and beef farms. But for the past few years, a number of rabbis have rolled up…...

14+ hour, 57+ min ago  (61+ words) JUDAISM UNPACKED What Jews Know About Rest That We Forgot April 2026 Why do Jews step away from phones, work, cooking, driving, and electricity every week for 25 hours? Shabbat isn't just a day of rest. It's a weekly break " Continue reading…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago  (513+ words) Three women take the exam administered by the Chief Rabbinate of Israel, the first women to do so in the country's history, on April 27, 2026. Yet, through the haze of institutional failure, I saw something today that no "technical glitch" could…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago  (454+ words) Martin Di Hasan Maggio's edition of Shabbat prayers offers spirituality without supernaturalism The first Humanistic Jewish Siddur to be produced in the UK has been published. Tefilotenu offers services for Shabbat with versions of the Shema, Amidah, Kaddish and other…...