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Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks at Lambeth Palace in 2001 after being honored as a doctor of divinity in recognition of his leadership in the Jewish community and his contribution to inter-faith relations

A salute to Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – a light unto his nation

The book cover

Penetrating the depths of the words of Genesis

By Rivkah Lambert Adler

JPost reader Tu Bishvat photos

Vayishlach: The tree of tears

By DAVID WOLPE

Peter Paul Rubens, The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau, 1624

Two names, two spiritual attitudes

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

A BROADSHEET warns of cholera symptoms and recommends remedies; London, 1831.

An amulet to cure a pandemic

By LEVI COOPER

Crispy, fried and perfect latkes

Hanukkah latkes - watch how to make the perfect ones

By SHANNON SARNA/JTA

TIBERIAS GREAT Synagogue

So many synagogues: Tiberias

By JACOB SOLOMON

People are see gathering at a Beit BINA event.

Israeli secular movement BINA to open centers across Israel

Jacob and Rachel by William Dyce (1853)

Parashat Vayetzeh: Someone hears your crying

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Thanksgiving reminds us of the enduring power of Judaism to enrich the human condition.

Parashat Vayetzeh: Serving religion for Thanksgiving

By MOSHE TARAGIN

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Eliezer Melamed: Our intention is not to make them religious, but, rather, to fight assimilation and strengthen Jewish identity.

Religious Zionists' attitude toward non-Orthodox is slowly evolving

By JEREMY SHARON

'Two sisters,' Finnish National Gallery

The twinned relationship of Leah and Rachel

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH

Rachel and Leah 88 248

Parashat Vayetzeh: Transformation

By DAVID WOLPE

‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to us.’ Pictured: The Yanov Torah, rescued from the Holocaust.

40,000 participate in Daf Yomi via OU app

Deaf and hard of hearing students celebrate their bar and bat mitzvahs over Zoom amid coronavirus pandemic.

74 bar and bat mitzvahs for deaf and hard-of-hearing youth held over Zoom

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

UGANDAN CHILDREN.

The exodus from Babel continues‏

Nir and Rita's wedding

Why shouldn’t a Jew intermarry?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

JORDAN PETERSON: Psychology professor, rock star and considered by many to be this generation’s most important thinker.

Jordan Peterson turns to Genesis for lessons on civilization in peril

WHAT WE need now: Love in Tel Aviv.

Love and hate in the time of corona

By STEWART WEISS

Parashat Toldot: Courageous, conservative, or a survivor?

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Rabbi Eliezer Melamed

Senior religious-Zionist rabbis denounce contact with Reform leaders

By JEREMY SHARON

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

COLORFUL UMBRELLAS with ‘dancing feet’ adorn the the Suzanne Dellal Center plaza, in Tel Aviv’s Neve Tzedek in 2018

How can we keep dry on a winter Shabbat at outdoor prayer services?

By SHLOMO BRODY

Lord Jonathan Sacks, theologian, author, and former Chief Rabbi of the UK.

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, of blessed memory - Memorial

By NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO

Eating and drinking, illustrative

Parashat Chayei Sarah: Avraham Avinu’s wonderful death

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Illustration from a mid-15th century manuscript depicting a Pelican piercing its own breast so that its young may drink from its blood.

Are bloodsucking pelicans a Dutch Jewish symbol?

By DIKLAH ZOHAR

Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks: 'His output was astonishing and we were the beneficiaries.'

Remembering Lord Rabbi Jonathan Sacks

By GIDEON SYLVESTER

Learning Space

Thousands sign up with Partners in Torah for Shabbat Project

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Israeli vegan food

Vegan Kosher: New label on offer uniting two major food trends

By HAGAY HACOHEN

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

'Limited' priestly blessing at the Western Wall

The exodus from Israel

By SHOSHANA TITA

Film festival (Illustrative)

6 Jewish-themed films to watch through this year’s DOC NYC festival

By CURT SCHLEIER/JTA

Rabbi Sacks' soul-nourishing book on the parsha

By DEBBIE SANDLER

Jewish worshipers perform the ‘tashlich’ ceremony, whereby they symbolically cast away their sins, in Tel Aviv

Yom Kippur under corona

By BASIL PORTER

THE KABBALISTIC Tree of Life, with the names of the 10 sefirot and 22 paths.

On Kabbalah and Modern Orthodoxy

By AHARON E. WEXLER

ABRAHAM WAITED at the entrance of the tent for an opportunity to do hessed.

Parashat Vayera: Divine revelation vs others’ needs‏

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

A challah bake in Tel Aviv celebrates Shabbat with The Shabbat Project

Shabbat project promotes ‘Bring Shabbat Home’ amid coronavirus pandemic

Rabbi Yakov Nagen on a visit with a neighbor in the Hebron hills

Ohr Torah Stone launches interfaith dialogue initiative

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

The spectacular Abu Dhabi skyline

The Abrahamic House in Abu Dhabi will foster interfaith reconciliation

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shannon Nuezen: I wanted to learn the truth and beauty of Judaism

Shannon Nuszen: From missionary to observant Jew

By WALTER BINGHAM

This experience of direct divine revelation launched the exceptional religious history of the Jews

Are all religions valuable?

By MICHAEL TARAGIN

The two pairs of tefillin of the Ben Ish Hai.

Tefillin of famed author Ben Ish Hai to go on auction

By HANNAH BROWN

The study of Tanach does not receive the time or attention it deserves in most Orthodox educational systems.

Three ways for Orthodoxy to improve

By MICHAEL FREUND

Sotheby jewelery auction

Sotheby's auctioning 18th-century Torah shield for $1 million

By PHILISSA CRAMER/JTA

josh reinstein canadian knesset 248.88

Adherents to Faith-Based Diplomacy See Political Boost for Israel

By THE MEDIA LINE

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Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

See yourself as responsible for repairing the world: "Make this world better"

Parashat Lech Lecha: The responsible one

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Tzipori Park (Israel Nature and Parks Authority)

What does the 'lech lecha' phrase mean?

By MICHAEL COHEN

David and Shlomo: A volunteer from Latet, and one of the Aid for Life beneficiaries

Improving the world means widening our circles of care

By DAVID WOLPE

President Reuven Rivlin surrounded by the signatories who convened at the President's Residence on Sunday, to sign an anti-racism pact initiated by Israelis Against Racism, February 2, 2020

We must work together to ensure our security

By DINA SIEGEL VANN

Participants carry Israeli flags at the 'Celebrate Israel'' parade along Fifth Avenue in New York City in 2017

Strong Jewish identities will safeguard Israel's future

By DR. LAURA SHAW FRANK

A BINA participant teaches a child as part of the social action program

It's time to leave our differences aside and connect

By AVITAL LEIBOVICH

A man holds up his cellphones to the Western Wall

Do I need to believe in God to be Jewish?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Satellite view of Israel and the Middle East

How is Judaism linked to the State of Israel?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

THE JEWISH CALENDAR year that ended last week, 5780, featured unforgivable errors that will take the country years to recover from.

Why do Jews Fast on Yom Kippur?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Brit mila

Why do Jews circumcise?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

A 1,000-year-old Hebrew Bible,was unveiled at the Museum of the Bible on November 8, 2019.

Why are the Jews called the people of the Book?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

A SUGGESTION for the Seder: Leave an empty chair at the table for the person who cannot attend, but at the empty place setting, includes items they would have brought.

Why do Jews celebrate Passover?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

A baby sits in front of an Israeli flag

What makes a person Jewish?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

A HADIR Shabbat spread.

What is the reason for the Jewish dietary laws?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Amulet from 'Segulot u'refuot' (Charms and Cures); this manuscript is a compendium of remedies for all sorts of ailments.

Rabbi Akiva Eger had anti-plague amulets

By LEVI COOPER

Sun penetrating the clouds above the mountains near Chengdu, China. "It looks like Genesis to me," says Tomer

Do Jews believe in heaven?

By ALAN ROSENBAUM

Nadiv Schorer, right, married Ariel Meiri in 2020 with Orthodox rabbi Avram Mlotek officiating.

Small but growing number of Orthodox rabbis are officiating gay weddings

By JOSEFIN DOLSTEN/JTA

Water flows furiously at Samach River during heavy rains, on the Golan Heights in January.

Parashat Noah: Two stories and one promise

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Albert Einstein

Judaism can provide the answer to our current crisis of leadership

By RABBI DR. RAPHAEL SHUCHAT

Over and over, the midrash recognises the equal potential for good.

Genesis reminds us that God chose to make humans despite their fallibility

By NECHAMA GOLDMAN BARASH

Green bonsai tree

New 'Eco Bible' explains what the Hebrew Bible says about ecology

By SARAH CHEMLA

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

DAVID BREAKSTONE: The younger generation needs to understand Israel as work in progress with all its faults, but with aspirations to become a light unto the nations.

Word Zionist Congress to reframe and reclaim Zionist ideals in diaspora

By JEREMY SHARON

Alain and his daughter, Leni, build a sukkah in Jerusalem before the week-long holiday celebrated in early October

On Sukkot, a sense of belonging and true resilience

By RONEN NEUWIRTH

KING FAISAL I at Versailles during the Paris Peace Conference of 1919, where he advocated for Zionism. The French expelled him from Syria in 1920.

The decades that transformed Judaism

A mural illustration from the book by Avi Katz

The vivid legend of Rabbi Ben Levi

By NEVILLE TELLER

At our core, we still possess majestic potential to affect our world and author history

Bereshit: Repairing Humpty Dumpty

By MOSHE TARAGIN

MOUNT EBAL.

Judaism confronts the modern intellect‏

By ALAN JOTKOWITZ

MAN WAS not created for himself

Parashat Bereishit: Different and together

By RABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

First edition of King James Bible

Christianity deeply rooted in Judaism, new Bible translation claims

By SARAH CHEMLA

LGBT flag on Jerusalem's King George Street, July 31, 2018

Rabbi Lau releases guide for religious LGBTQ+ Jews: Not good to be alone

Christians at the annual Jerusalem March on Thurday, September 27th, 2018.

Virtual pilgrimage to Jerusalem, global prayer session takes place today

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candles

Simhat Torah candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

RABBANIT SHANI TARAGIN and advanced halachic scholars at Matan this past summer.

Matan holds special Hoshana Raba night of live stream study - watch

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

RABBI REUVEN HAMMER

A year with the sages: Making the ancient relevant

By JACK RIEMER

Followers of the Belz Hassidic movement attend a wedding in Jerusalem.

Police investigate Belz hassidic community over coronavirus violations

By JEREMY SHARON

‘HAVING CHOSEN God, the Torah is God’s response to us.’ Pictured: The Yanov Torah, rescued from the Holocaust.

Senior ultra-Orthodox rabbis call to reduce dancing on Simhat Torah

By JEREMY SHARON

ON SIMHAT Torah, what blessing can be found in all this?

Simhat Torah and the lockdown’s legacy

By STEWART WEISS

ALLYSON GAIL SPENCER at age 7 with Aaron in the cotton fields of North Carolina.

From the backwoods to Israel’s Torah

By BARBARA SOFER

We can only catch a glimpse of the book’s outer layer; otherwise, we get burned

Simhat Torah: The joy of mission impossible

By NATHAN LOPES CARDOZO

IDF SOLDIERS celebrate the Torah, 2019.

Rejoicing with the Torah

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

YEMENITE TORAH scrolls

Simhat Torah in the corona age

By RABBI SHLOMO BRODY

SIMHAT TORAH smiles.

Expressing happiness on Simhat Torah in the US

By DAVID GEFFEN

THE VALUE of water: After the rain in a Golan Heights vineyard.

Simhat Torah: The joy of the Torah

By DVORA WAYSMAN

US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman praying at the Kotel on Monday, October 5, 2020.

Birkat Kohanim at the Western Wall in the shadow of coronavirus

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and US

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

HAREDIM ON a Jerusalem street. Leading rabbis are asking ‘Does the death toll justify shutting down communal life?’

Amid coronavirus, haredi leaders must choose lives or lifestyle

By JEREMY SHARON

FRENCH EMPEROR Napoleon Bonaparte’s conquests form the backdrop to the novel.

An emancipated Jewess during the Napoleonic era

By MARTIN LOCKSHIN

BUILDING THE sukkah in Safed, 2019.

Sukkot of innocence and experience

By MOSHE TARAGIN

SHOPPING THE ‘arba minim’ market near the Jerusalem shuk in the lead-up to Succot 2019.

Sukkot: a time of joy and unity

By SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

BLESSED RAIN falls in Tiberias in February.

Thoughts on Sukkot

By AHARON WEXLER

Jewish worshippers perform the Tashlich ceremony, whereby Jews symbolically cast away their sins ahead of Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, as Israel is set to tighten its second nationwide coronavirus disease (COVID-19) lockdown amid a rise in infections season in Ashdod, Israel September 24

Yom Kippur - United individuals

By MENI EVEN-ISRAEL

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