Shabbat is not merely a day of rest, but the eternal sign of the covenant between God and Israel (Exodus 31:17). Shabbat ...

On February 21, 2025, a few hours before Omer Shem Tov was set to be released after some 500 days in captivity in Gaza, his mother Shelly shared a clip on her Facebook page featuring some moments of a ...

This year, as Passover begins at the close of Shabbat, the lights of Shabbat and Passover flow into each other as we commemorate our becoming a people. This Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat ...

Hundreds gather in Tel Aviv for a Shabbat service honoring Ran Gvili, the last hostage still held in Gaza, urging his ...

What we witnessed that Shabbat was something far rarer and more precious than a Test match victory: a glimpse of genuine ...

There has been significant recent discussion regarding the halachic ruling that renowned posek Rabbi Yitzchok Zilberstein ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Dan Senor and Saul Singer are co-authors of the bestselling Start-Up Nation, and the newly published The Genius of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World, from ...

When mainstream society wants to create a tool for resisting the creep of technology into daily life, it often simply appropriates religious traditions. One frequently cited spiritual “cure” is ...

We read in our Parasha (23:1-4), that:’Hashem spoke to Moshe, saying:’Speak to Bnei Israel and say to them: אלה מועדי ה׳: These are My appointed festivals that you are to designate as holy ...

Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its ...

Yeshivat Chovevei Torah, 3700 Henry Hudson Pkwy. E.