It is December, and things are ending. Students get their papers in and prep for finals. Retailers push for a sales rush to declare a good year. Our northern world grows darker, daylight shorter. The ...

In memory of Martin Luther King Jr., who taught us how to go forward. Our rabbis teach us in a midrash that when God created trees, they were full of pride because of their towering stature. Then God ...

In the southern Dutch region of Halsteren lies Fort de Roovere, a fortress built in the 17th century to defend against French and Spanish attacks. The surrounding streams were deep enough to hinder ...

DATELINE: Thebes, 14th or 13th century BCE — The crisis between Pharaoh and Moses continued today, as reports emerged that the deal the two had struck to provide more straw for the Israelites to make ...

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In the opening verse of Bereishit, Rashi asks perhaps the most famous question in all of Torah: why does the Torah begin with the story of Creation? If its primary purpose is to convey commandments, ...