God

Israeli society must reclaim the Torah’s moral core - opinion

Violence, extremism, and division are distorting Torah values in parts of Israeli society and religious life.

An Israeli settler argues with a Palestinian farmer, during olive harvesting in Silwad, near Ramallah, October 29, 2025.
 A MEMORIAL service held on October 7 at the site of the Supernova festival in Re’im.

Jewish perspectives on God and parenting after October 7 trauma - opinion

Title page of first edition of the Zohar, Mantua, 1558. (Photos: Wikimedia Commons)

'The Wisdom of Truth': Reaching the attic with a ladder to the Zohar - review

Scribe Nadav Elhadad writes a Torah scroll at Safed’s Mount Sinai Institute, in Feb.

Shavuot and Mount Sinai: Why modern Jews still wrestle with the Torah


Our Mother who art in Heaven? Is God our mother or our father? - opinion

The Bible depicts God as both father and mother. Here's a look at both.

 An illustrative image of a mother goose and its children.

Divine right or historical fact? Understanding the basis of Zionism in modern Israel - opinion

Is Zionism based on divine promises or historical claims? Explore how religious and secular perspectives intertwine in the foundation of the State of Israel.

 NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport, last month. To move to Israel, to live in Israel, and to build Israel are all steps in the messianic process, says the writer.

This week in Jewish history: Divine mercy, Munich massacre, Khartoum resolution

A highly abridged version of the daily Dust & Stars.

 Sudanese president Ismail al-Azhari (R) welcomes King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to Khartoum for the fourth Arab League summit, Aug. 1967.

Heaven sent: Is Lebanon's earthquake a testament to divine protection? - opinion

Hezbollah's underground ambitions may now lie buried, turned to ashes before they had any chance to harm us. 

 Cracked earth

Want the solution to mental anguish? Try prayer - opinion

In times of threat and challenge, the value of prayer emerges as a multifaceted tool, offering solace, unity, and a pathway to mental peace.

 A religious Orthodox Israeli Jew in a prayer shawl (tallit) is seen praying while keeping a smartphone in front of him.

Bill Maher’s misstep on faith and commentary - opinion

As a Bill Maher fan, I respect his truth-seeking, but his recent monologue on the Trump assassination attempt and religious language missed the mark.

 BILL MAHER arrives at the ‘Vanity Fair’ party during the 94th Academy Awards in Beverly Hills, California, in 2022. What we can all agree on is that we can’t explain how the world works, says the writer.

'Making sense of God' through Norman Solomon's new book - review

Solomon’s aim is not to indoctrinate or convert but rather to provoke thought and stimulate discussion.

 A man stands under the starry sky (Illustrative)

Parashat Balak: Can God be bribed?

What does God require of us? He demands – and this is a firm demand, not a polite request – that we be good: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with our God.

 DID THE people of Israel have any real reason to fear Balaam’s curse?

Is God an antisemite? - opinion

Since there is no good reason not to like us, is God’s disfavor toward the Jews something akin to the United Nations or the European Union, which just despise us irrationally?

 An Israeli soldier stands during a two-minute siren marking the annual Israeli Holocaust Remembrance Day, at an installation at the site of the Nova festival where party goers were killed and kidnapped during the October 7 attack by Hamas terrorists from Gaza, in Reim, southern Israel, May 6, 2024.

Letters to the Editor, June 23, 2024: Look in the mirror

Readers of The Jerusalem Post have their say.

 Letters