Conducted in synagogues all over the world, the recitation of the weekly Torah portion on Shabbat is a basic feature of Jewish communal life. There is something decidedly distinct about how we read ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

A young woman is gingerly applying lipstick for her upcoming date, unaware of the horrible fate awaiting her. This may sound like the description of a new Netflix drama but it’s actually a scene in a ...

The analogy to fire is also meant to convey the warmth of the Torah, as it states, “To warm oneself from the ‘fire’ of the sages.” For the ways of the Torah are pleasant and sweet and foster warmth in ...