And so it goes, the cycle of exile and remembrance, uprooting and rerooting. With the Passover holiday, those free can celebrate their freedom, and those who are rooted, their rootedness. Yet at the ...

The ending of the Book of Exodus teaches that true freedom comes when we are neither the puppets of fellow humans or God but live a life where we improve ourselves, be all we can be, and help other ...

COGAT reports a dramatic surge in voluntary departures from the Gaza Strip, with hundreds more expected weekly as medical ...

With Passover just over three weeks away, local Jewish congregations and groups are organizing community seders.

Hearing the Silent Aleph -   Vayakhel   ©️Rabbi Mordecai Finley, 2025 This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of ...

The agency targeted by the Trump administration was a living example of tzedakah that saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Legend has it that nearly two and a half centuries before President Trump declared English as the official language of the United States, Hebrew was proposed as an alternative.

This week’s Torah portion is a story of forgiveness and the opportunity to make things right. The opening sentence tells it ...