11+ hour, 47+ min ago  (694+ words) The authors approach the subject of Jerusalem’s sanctity through the many distinctive names attributed to the city in the three monotheistic faiths. They do so by analyzing etymology and linguistic and historical developments, as well as the symbolic meaning of…...

20+ hour, 35+ min ago  (638+ words) The Temple of Israel is a Reform synagogue located at the corner of Fourth and Market Streets in Wilmington, North Carolina. Dedicated on May 12, 1876, it is the oldest synagogue in North Carolina and one of the earliest Reform congregations in…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago  (704+ words) When I was a child growing up in America, Tisha B’Av felt distant—an ancient tragedy, a story from long ago. But living in Israel, raising my children here, and walking the streets of Jerusalem have changed everything. The history…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (853+ words) In these weeks leading up to the Tisha B’Av fast day, our focus naturally turns to the destruction of the Temple. We refrain from live music, weddings, and wearing new clothes in order to maintain a communal level of mourning....

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (411+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California In Charles Schulz’s Peanuts, Lucy Van Pelt strides in and demands the television remote. Linus protests. She raises her hand: “These five fingers—individually they’re nothing. But when I curl…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (416+ words) Friday, July 10th | 25 Tammuz 5786 The first translation of the Bible was by Ptolemy the Second, some 2,200 years ago, into Greek. But Greek has letters and sounds that Biblical Hebrew does not, and vice versa. Later on, there was Jerome’s Latin version,…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (84+ words) Light Candles: 8:10 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 9:17 p.m. Light Candles: 7:58 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:54 p.m. Light Candles: 7:49 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:50 p.m. Light Candles: 7:08 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:31 p.m. Light Candles: 7:21 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:33 p.m. Light Candles: 7:28 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:29 p.m. Light Candles: 7:13 p.m. Shabbat Ends: 8:23 p.m....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (764+ words) With the dawn of a new Hijri year, Muslims do not merely commemorate a historical event of the past. Rather, they draw inspiration from the philosophy of the Hijra as a foundation for deepening awareness and strengthening the values of…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago  (529+ words) “The Case against Cremation and for Traditional Burial” A profound defense of Jewish tradition and the eternal sanctity of the human form In recent years, a troubling and deeply concerning trend has emerged: too many Jews are opting for cremation…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago  (1887+ words) Some events from the past are tipping points, that is, if they had had another outcome than they did, our world would be utterly and completely different, maybe unrecognizable to us. The events in the scriptures we talk about today…...