Raphy Nissel, a member of the Young Israel of North Beverly Hills synagogue, was attacked on his way to prayer services by a stranger who swung a belt at him and called him a Jew.

In Parshat Ki Tavo, Moses instructs the Israelites to stand on two different mountains, Har Gerizim and Har Eival, to recite blessings and curses.

In Parshat Ekev, Moses describes the Land of Israel as a place of abundance and prosperity, contrasting it with the negative images and fear described by the leaders who scouted the land in Numbers 13.

In Tbilisi, Georgia, six women became the first to read the Torah in the country.

Last week marked the 100th anniversary of Judy Kaplan becoming the first American bat mitzvah.

The author describes their experience returning to synagogue for a prayer service during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, centered around the themes of repentance and atonement.

Adult bar or bat mitzvah ceremonies are becoming increasingly common among Jewish converts who missed the opportunity to have the ceremony as teenagers due to various reasons, such as family circumstances, the Holocaust, or conversion to Judaism later in life.

The misconception that Mordechai and Esther, the heroes of Purim, were uncle and niece is clarified in this piece, stating they were actually first cousins as described in the book of Esther.

Snow days at SAR Academy are being leveraged by Moshe Rosenberg through his JudeoTech Haiku online platform to engage students in interactive learning experiences related to Jewish texts and themes.