Reaching to God With the Oscars awarded, it’s time for a new competition. I’m hereby announcing the long-awaited results for the “Sexiest Man of the Old Testament.” ...

She said, “I was really scared.” Maddie Poppe had just graduated from high school in a class of 22 in a remote area of America — Iowa. Many couldn’t find that state on a map if they tried.

Rabbi Brian Schuldenfrei of Congregation Ner Tamid in Rancho Palos Verdes wants to be the rabbi who is available to all members of the community, and he has made an energetic start toward that ...