Jewish tradition places great significance on names. With the addition of just one letter, at the age of 99, Abram becomes Abraham and his transformation to the father of many nations is confirmed. At ...

(JTA) — When it came time to swear in his new foreign minister, Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, turned to one of his favorite topics: the Torah. Milei, who is not Jewish, cited the week’s Torah ...

Jerusalem Post / Judaism / Torah Portion Parashat Lech Lecha: Hagar and the God who sees The story of Hagar reminds us that sovereignty brings with it responsibility – to see, to hear, and to act with ...

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Our special guest this week is Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of Surprised By God: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Religion (Beacon Press); editor of The Passionate Torah: Sex and Judaism (NYU ...