Judaism

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

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A meeting of minds and hearts: What lessons righteous figures learn from each other

Each person saw the value in the other person’s path, and adopted elements of the other’s ethos.

By LEVI COOPER
15/11/2024

Vayera: Having the courage to answer God's call to responsibility

Jews do not accept the world that is. They challenge it in the name of the world that ought to be. Walk ahead. Take personal responsibility. Judaism is God’s call to responsibility.

By RABBI JONATHAN SACKS
15/11/2024
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Parashat Vayeira: Order of priorities

No spiritual experience, no matter how lofty, takes precedence over simple acts of kindness, such as welcoming guests, visiting the sick.

SHYFRIN SAYS there is a Big Bang theory, but nobody can explain why it took place.

Kabbalah of information and the mystery of consciousness

Exploring the consciousness debate, Robert Lawrence Kuhn and Eduard Shyfrin discuss AI’s limits, the soul's role in thought, and the complexities of mind-body interaction.

How the NY Public Library acquired a ‘treasure trove’ of Jewish and Yiddish music

Netsky said he thinks the Yiddish theater music in the archive files is particularly valuable because it was maligned by the classical composers as shund (trash) and neglected.

By JON KALISH/JTA
12/11/2024
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