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What honoring our parents teaches us about faith, logic, and Judaism

The mitzvah of honoring one's parents is not a narrow religious demand but a foundational moral duty.

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A STATUE of Deborah dated 1792 stands in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Parashat Beshalach's lessons on unity, shared risk, and IDF service

JOSEPH’S TOMB in Nablus.

Parashat Beshalach: The joy of ‘mitzvot’

Jewish worshippers pray during morning services at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank, January 29, 2026

Jewish worshippers hold daytime prayer at Joseph's Tomb for first time in 25 years


Haftarat Ha’azinu: A song for our time

As we celebrate Sukkot this year, amid the shadows of Oct. 7, let us draw strength from the songs of Moses and David.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

10 Christian Zionists: Pastor Greg Laurie - No. 4

Is vocal in his support for Israel, especially following the October 7 attacks.

Pastor Greg Laurie

Parashat Nitzavim: Isaiah on 'hasbara'

If Israel raises its voice with confidence and persistence, its light will break through, its righteousness will be seen by the nations, and its glory acknowledged even by kings.

 SCRIBES FINISH writing a Torah scroll.

Ki Tavo haftarah: Hamas no more

The clash with Hamas is not merely a contemporary conflict – it is part of a divine drama stretching across millennia.

Smoke rises following Israel's strike on Hamas leaders in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025.

IDF confirms at least 12 senior Houthi terror leaders were killed in Sanaa strikes

In addition, Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened the Yemeni terror group with "all ten plagues," following the third missile launch in approximately 24 hours.

IDF published footage of the location in Sanaa where IAF conducted an airstrike, killing 12 senior Houthi figures.

Microscopic Clues Rewrite History of Bronze Production in the Biblical Highlands

Analysis of 3,000-year-old smelting droplets shows copper from Timna and Feinan was alloyed with tin at a mountain site in Samaria, revealing a budding regional trade and technology network.

The El Ahwat archeological site in northern Samaria.

Shema Yisrael: The importance of listening and learning in the darkness

To hear – even in the dark. To listen – when we feel silenced. To act – when it would be easier to despair. To love – when hate seems louder. To believe – even now.

‘SHEMA’ MEANS to hear, to listen, to pay attention, to understand, to internalize, to respond, to obey.

Parashat Va’ethanan: ‘This good mountain’

What is this “good mountain” Moses refers to, and what is “the Lebanon”?

An ilustrative image of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

Learning ‘Tanach’ together at annual Torah conference

The 'Yemei Iyun B’Tanach' offers 140 lectures on different Bible stories over four days.

YEMEI IYUN B’Tanach offered 140 lectures on different Bible stories over four days.

The king has no God: Netanyahu lost the right to rule in his lust for power - opinion

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Bibi Netanyahu has not slain any of his people, let alone a whole town. He has, however, lost the ability to distinguish between good and bad, just and unjust, or even friend and foe.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference, in Jerusalem, May 21, 2025.