Judaism

Everything you need to know about Judaism and being Jewish: the weekly Torah portion, Jewish holidays, Jewish rituals and more.

Should Jews pray for a miracle when death is inevitable?

Rather than abandon prayer in the face of tragedy, Judaism asks us to deepen it. We do not pray to overturn nature but to find strength within the divine natural order.

By SHLOMO M. BRODY
24/05/2025

Jewish mysticism: Did hassidic masters use the Pope Joan legend to heal?

If the Pope Joan narrative is mystically powerful, and telling the tale of that narrative is also potent, then recounting the story of the tale of the narrative might alleviate the pain.

By LEVI COOPER
24/05/2025
 WHOSE LIFE comes first?

Parashat Behar-Bechukotai: Live and let live

The only halachic ruling that was ever given is that “your life comes first” – and nothing beyond that.

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