We begin the story of the Exodus of the Jewish people from slavery to freedom not with a tale of heroism and miracles, but with a list of names.

Using a person’s private name creates a personal connection. This is also the psychological principle behind various attackers objectifying their victims and not relating to them as people.

The suggested name for Yiftach’s daughter is found in Liber Antiquitatum, a Latin text preserving an anonymous Hebrew author (mid-first century CE and mid-second century CE) who said that her ...

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Last week’s Torah portion recounts the story of the 12 spies sent by Moses to scout the Land of Israel. Their mission was ...

A new initiative from one of Israel’s most highly recognized and accomplished developers of educational materials is now helping to enrich Diaspora students in Hebrew-speaking skills through a ...

The Torah Portion of EMOR, Leviticus 21:1–24:23 (Israel) Lessons in holiness. The Torah Portion of EMOR, Leviticus 21:1–24:23 (Israel) Israel National News - Arutz Sheva. Contact Us Search.

The portion of Bamidbar is always read before Shavuot. Rabbi Isaiah Halevy Horowitz, author of the Shnei Luhot Habrit, suggests that this Torah reading teaches us important lessons about the holida… ...

In the process, she realized that the doodling process could be a tool to teach Hebrew words, Jewish prayers and the names of the weekly Torah portion. “This is not art that you can hang up in a ...