Whether in the world of mitzvot or in the circuitry of electricity, the journey from possibility to actuality follows a similar path.

The congregation wanted a 9,300-square-foot addition to its current house of worship, but county commissioners agreed with neighbors that the size is a bad fit for the residential area.

In Mishneh Torah Kings 5:9: “It is forbidden to leave Eretz Yisrael for the Diaspora at all times except: to study Torah; to marry; or to save one’s property from the gentiles.

The rabbis also emphasized the paramount importance of Torah study, urging yeshiva students “to strengthen themselves in Torah learning, day and night without interruption — for it is Torah ...

Journalist Jancee Dunn asks us to look for life’s tiny, little joys. Often, the grandeur of happiness feels unattainable; it’s too lofty and fleeting. But tiny, little joys can be seen and ...

This week’s Torah portion, Parshat Chukat, marks the beginning of the end of the longest family road trip in history, as the Children of Israel “encamped in the steppes of Moav, across the ...

Halakha and ethics: a case study. There was a custom in Damascus in the 17 th century, that for the purposes of tax assessment, the properties of the wealthy were evaluated up to 3000 grushim (the ...

The Torah includes countless examples of proper and ideal speech, but only by seeing the misuse of speech can we truly understand the essence of proper speech.

Inaugural winner of the Chicago Street Race returns to the "Windy City" with eyes on returning to Victory Lane in the concrete jungle.

Shane van Gisbergen's victory in Sunday's third annual Chicago Street Race had all the trimmings of an effortless romp. One key piece helped.

Among the countless treasures that have emerged from the world of Jewish creativity, few genres are as whimsical, erudite, and mischievously reverent as Purim Torah – that peculiar and ...