In Safed, a center of kabbalah, ordinary citizens shocked by the Oct. 7 attacks are carrying military-grade weapons. Prayers at Safed Old Jewish Cemetery this month.Credit... Supported by By Damien ...
(RNS) — You could say that it should have happened weeks ago, or even months ago. There is no need to debate its timing. The obvious truth is: President Joe Biden has chosen to stop his presidential ...
Erev Shavuot, Salonika, 1533. Two young Sephardic rabbinic luminaries – Rav Yosef Karo and Rav Shlomo Alkabetz – got together for Tikkun Leil Shavuot, the all night Torah study custom first mentioned ...
In many traditions, angels are known as messengers, protectors, and guides. They bring light to darkness, warn of danger, and ...
A fascinating analysis of why there are no female mystics in medieval Judaism. This book addresses a central question in the study of Jewish mysticism in the medieval and early modern periods: why are ...