Last week we left off on the idea of chibbut hakever. We will continue with chibbut hakever and its connection to reciting a verse corresponding to one’s name: Here is another passage on chibbut ...

When I’m not working for the Forward, one of the ways I spend my time is as a gabbai at a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Los Angeles. It’s the perfect role for a busybody, or a shmoozer, or a grammar ...

Sefaria is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the cultivation of Jewish learning. It has assembled a far-reaching library of Jewish texts and their interconnections, in Hebrew and in translation, ...

Jews are commanded to hear the Torah recited by the king at the Temple. What happens when neither of those exists? (JTA) — Every seven years, in ancient times, Jewish men, women, and children would ...