This webinar explores the topic and history of zealotry in Judaism along with hot button issues such as collective punishment, taking the law into your own hands and Israel's preemptive strike policies.

This webinar explores Genesis 12:3 throughout history and discover which nations merited the blessing and which merited the curse of God's wrath.

Our perspective on a situation - whether personal, national or global - could make all the difference.

There is so much to learn about spirituality from the observance of Passover and by eating matza, the simplest of foods.

Ever wonder which miracles are from God and which miracles might be mere coincidences?

Jews in Israel and around the world observe Tisha B’Av, a day of fasting and intense mourning for the destruction of both Holy Temples and the Jewish exile.

Yes, we have to feel remorse, and yes, it may very well be appropriate on an individual level to be moved to tears, but on the whole, our sages teach us that the confessional is actually a time to be happy.

The way that Jewish people greet each other on Rosh Hashana is, frankly, a fascinating subject on its own, reflecting the different cultures, communities and levels of observance.

On Tisha B’av, the saddest day on the Jewish calendar, we mourn the First and Second Temples in Jerusalem that were destroyed.

When a super-rare lunar eclipse coincides with the Jewish New Year for the Trees, does this once-in-a-lifetime event have deeper spiritual implications for the world?

Even when a mitzvah is done with immoral intentions or ulterior motives, it still carries weight!

How can the anointment of Aaron the High Priest, recounted in this week's Torah reading, inspire us?

What are the cherubim? Are they gentle and sweet or violent and threatening?

Jerusalem Day (Yom Yerushalayim) is here! Today is the 28th of the Jewish month of Iyar, which in 1967 corresponded to the 6th of June.

This week, the Torah teaches us that the word “youth” in the Jewish lexicon is synonymous with “important ones.”

In this week's Torah portion, we learn a powerful lesson from the Biblical laws pertaining to slavery.

Most people see and worry about the here and now, but great people see and worry about the future. The same was true during 40 years of wandering in the desert.

One reason that God found the Jewish people worthy of redemption from Egypt was that they maintained their modest way of dress within a loose, immoral society.

Let us explore the complicated and controversial question of “Who’s a Jew?” First, it would be worthwhile to understand what the word "Jew" means.

As your children move into their teenage years, you will need a mutually agreed-upon game plan for dealing with these issues and punishing accordingly.

Modesty is the top attribute for a Jew and for a leader. Only with a strong sense of modesty can one fight off all the temptations of power and corruption.

We believe that God orchestrates everything in this world. Everything is part of the Divine plan, even when things happen that seem unimportant or even terrible at the time.

Caesar celebrated the first New Year’s Day by ordering a major attack on Jews. For centuries, others in Europe and elsewhere followed suit, torturing and murdering Jews.

The world celebrated the beginning of the New Year 2015 last week. Yet the Jewish people actually observe four New Year’s celebrations each year. Can you name all four?

So that there be no mistake or misunderstanding whatsoever, the Torah specifies exactly which land God gave to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob: The Land of Israel!