Portuguese city unveils newly discovered 16th-century Torah
A small city in northeast Portugal unveiled for the first time a 400-year-old Torah scroll that a local contractor had found 10 years ago at a demolition site and kept wrapped up in linen
Polish artist discovers priceless Jewish scripture books in the garbage
An artist from southern Poland found a cache of priceless Jewish scripture books, including volumes from the 19th century, in a pile of garbage
The Talmud is making a comeback in Russia
Initiative is part of Moscow-based Jewish publishing house’s ambitious plan to make the text more accessible to a readership of 260 million Russian speakers worldwide
Social media campaign to build third Jewish Temple in full swing
The Temple Institute is on a mission to rally Jews to reconstruct the Temple that was the heart of their religion until its destruction 2,000 years ago
Never underestimate hatred, or love
Rabbi Abraham Isaac Kook said that “if the Temple was destroyed because of “unnecessary hatred” it will rebuilt because of “unnecessary love,” writes Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz
Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung’s escape to Canada
A look at the life of Torah scholar Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung
Let’s stop yelling and start listening
What can we take away from the Korach episode for today’s fraught relationship between whites and blacks, between Trump’s world and the Other? asks Jean Gerber
Classical texts vs. modern values
The permissibility of reform in the realm of the sacred, and drawing the line between tradition and change, can be a vexing issue
The ‘rebbetz-him’ is the new rebbetzin
Husbands of female rabbis speak candidly about what it’s like to play a supporting role when their wives’ careers come first
Making trans-textual connections
In a beit midrash, there are no rules of engagement, other than a commitment to study for the sake of Torah itself and to be open to ideas other than our own
