A taste of apple and honey can be a more direct way of communicating with God than words, writes Rabbi David Lister.

The New Reform Temple (NRT) has announced Rabbi David Levinsky, Ph.D. will become the congregation’s new rabbi. He will begin his new role on July 1 upon the retirement of Rabbi Alan Londy, who has ...

and Rabbi Yaakov Lorberbaum of Lissa all reference Rabbi Akiva Eiger’s rulings in their writings, attesting to the profound influence and enduring legacy of this unparalleled halachic work.

Rabbi Gadi Azoulay and his wife Inbal. Rabbi Gadi Azoulay, the co-founder of Oseh Chessed, an organization dedicated to “helping Jewish families of all religious levels,” is modest when ...

14. Haleva had served as chief rabbi since 2002, following the death of his predecessor, David Asseo. In a social media post, the Turkish Jewish community expressed deep sorrow over the loss of "Rav ...

His uncle Yisrael Meir Lau and cousin David Lau were chief Ashkenazi rabbis of Israel, and his brother Benny Lau is a well-known Orthodox rabbi, author, and community leader. However, when he was ...

The chief rabbi of Rome said Christian-Jewish dialogue has been a victim of the war unleashed with the Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023. "The moment we are living in is one in which it seems ...

Haleva became the chief rabbi of the Muslim-majority nation in 2002, succeeding Chief Rabbi David Asseo. During his tenure, Haleva also served on the Presidium Council of the Alliance of Rabbis in ...

As a religion scholar, however, I believe one of the greatest loves in the Bible is a story of friendship: the intense devotion between the warrior Jonathan and David, who later became king of ...

Rabbi Elazar Meir Teitz, the longtime spiritual leader of the Jewish community in Elizabeth, New Jersey, passed away over the weekend. He was 89. Rabbi Teitz received rabbinic ordination from ...

Michael Buckner/Variety/Penske Media via Getty David Lynch's cause of death has been revealed. Nearly a month after the beloved Twin Peaks director died at the age of 78, a death certificate ...

by david i. klein/jta january 16, 2025 02:29 Chief Rabbi of the Jewish community in Turkey Isak Haleva, at right, speaks with the Mufti of Istanbul Rahmi Yaran during a July 2016 event in Istanbul.