A London-based rabbi, Shire is vice-principal of the Leo Baeck College and Center for Jewish Education. In this beautifully illustrated book, he selects 30 individuals who meet his criteria for being ...

I remember learning in my yeshiva high school that the time of Jewish prophecy is dead. God’s intimate connection with his people had been severed because of their iniquity and never again can we ...

It’s perhaps the most rabbinic word in the dictionary. If a person has aspirations to become a rabbi, aside from knowing halacha and how to develop a practical lesson from the parsha, he’s gotta be ...

After 15 years of planning and preparation, the first modern English translation and commentary to focus exclusively on the writings of the ancient Hebrew prophets will be published next week by the ...

In Shoftim, Moses speaks about the great institutions of Judaism: courts, judges, officers, Kings, Priests, Levites and Prophets. In the case of the Prophet, Moses says in the name of God: “I will ...

Jews are returning to the Temple Mount, reconnecting prayer, memory, and faith in the place their hearts have longed for.

In Jewish tradition, spiritual leadership was shaped not only through study and text, but first and foremost through direct engagement with life itself — with the land, with animals, and with ...

(JTA) — Asked by one of New York’s wealthiest men, in a forum convened by one of the world’s largest local philanthropies, how he would improve relations between Black and Jewish Americans, Amar’e ...

I was disappointed, but not surprised, to hear that hundreds of liberal rabbis nationwide have once again decided to publicly endorse Barack Obama for president. Over 613 “Rabbis for Obama” have ...