Jewish identity is often understood through the lens of rituals that were developed and practiced primarily by men. This understanding risks placing women on the margins of Jewish life. Narratives in ...

Many historical scholars believe that at least 80 percent of the children of Israel who lived in Egypt under Pharaoh’s rule stayed behind. Rather than following Moses into the desert, most chose to ...

It sometimes feels as if we are all b’midbar, in the wilderness, uncertain as to what to do next. In the wake of the horrific shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, I am feeling that way.

A Torah portion encourages us to draw strength from those who have already traversed the wilderness, writes the co-founder of New York’s Downtown Minyan. This past Shavuot, I was teaching the scroll ...

The desert is central to the Jewish spiritual journey, writes a spiritual leader and somatic therapist. This story originally appeared on My Jewish Learning. (JTA) — Several weeks ago, I experienced ...

The film narrates biblical stories, focusing on the covenant between God and Abraham, the journey of the Israelites to the Promised Land, and the trials they faced. It highlights significant events ...

its right to freedom which it’s restating. Num. 1:1 states: וַיְדַבֵּר ה’ אֶל מֹשֶׁה בְּמִדְבַּר סִינַי בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד בְּאֶחָד לַחֹדֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִי בַּשָּׁנָה ...

Sunday, Aug. 1, is the 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Mass Readings: Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ps 78:3-4, 23-24, 25, 54; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35. “Would that we had died at the Lord’s hand in ...

It takes more than a plane to reach the edge of silence. To arrive at Wilderness Pro Lodge, tucked deep within Alaska’s Lake Clark National Park, first you board an eight-seater bush plane into the ...