In the portion, the Torah describes ... and to ban Jews from working in the civil service and in the media. The reason, the petition claimed, was because of “anti-Gentile writings,” published ...

חסידי אומות העולם יש להם חלק לעולם הבא Righteous gentiles have a share in the world to come. --- Maimonides (12 th Century), Mishneh Torah, Laws of Kings 8:11.

Some take this a step further to suggest that refraining from Torah study can limit the strength of those who sought to hurt Jewish lives, in a metaphysical sense. Some communities, particularly ...

This week marks the fifth yahrzeit of my friend and colleague, Rabbi Fred Elias. To mark this milestone, I reunited with ...

Rabbi Mayer Plotkin, a Montreal-based businessman who has directed many Chabad activities in the area for decades, tells of ...

(New York Jewish Week) – A video of an Orthodox ... He added that while this chapter is about Passover, the longing to study the Torah relates to the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, which ...

Actions to save a life should be performed not by gentiles or ... In return, Torah study protected not only the individual scholars but also the entire Jewish people. However, history contradicts ...

He was bitterly opposed to settlements in the West Bank, which he saw as incitement against Gentiles that endangered Jews, and he supported ... waking hours to Torah study.

Rabbi Shimon’s original position was by no means a majority opinion. By comparison, Rabban Gamliel, son of Rabbi Judah HaNasi, said: Torah study is good together with an occupation, for the exertion ...

CHARLIE: When you're Jewish like me you try to live life by God's Commandments in the Torah the first Five Books ... You have to study. All the books over there in the corner there you have ...

The Torah contains many laws that guide Jews on how to live a life that pleases God. The Torah contains 613 laws. These are known by Jews as the mitzvot. Jews use the Torah as a guide for living.