The Torah reading this Shabbat, like a significant subset of Shabbatot throughout the year, contains two different facets. The first is the reading that is next in line within the ...

(New York Jewish Week via JTA) — Everyone has at least a few creation stories: how they were born, how they came to the career they chose, how they met their loved one. This week Jews around the world ...

Why does the Torah begin with the Genesis story? If it is a book of Law, ask the rabbis, why not start with the first commandment? On an individual level, perhaps it teaches us that just as God first ...

The journey to seeking Hashem through the lens of science was pioneered by Avraham Avinu. The Midrash (Bereishit Rabbah 39:1) recounts how a young Avraham, observing the celestial dance of the sun, ...