[S&W, p. OT 432] By the time of Christ, all Jews accepted the five Books of Moses - the Torah - as Scripture; however, Books, like Esther and Ecclesiastes, were debated. From the Dead Sea Scrolls ...

Dr. Shapiro reveals Rabbi Kook's surprising, sometimes radical, and breathtaking ideas, prompting us to rethink what we have ...

A new installment of the Amos Parisman mysteries is out. In this book, L.A.’s “oldest and most unconventional Jewish gumshoe” Parisman has to track down the fate of a historic Torah scroll that’s been ...

Let’s begin with the first method the Rambam mentions: studying Hashem’s word, the Torah. Unlike observing mitzvot, which reflects and reinforces our sense of commitment to Hashem, studying ...

As wildfires raged across Los Angeles, forcing evacuations and leaving destruction in their wake, Congregation Or Ami of Calabasas’s Torah scroll embarked on a profound journey. By the prescient ...

In hassidic lore, these five sons were compared to the Five Books of Moses ... that he was rebuking his community for not taking his Torah to heart. “Woe to us on the day of judgment, woe ...