Jewish Social Justice Activists: You are doing Mitzvot! Supporting Israel, helping the Jewish poor, funding Jewish day school: there are an infinite number of Jewish concerns and needs today. How can ...

The Torah does not begin with the story of Moshe Rabbeinu; it begins instead with Bereishit – with creation.

Each year at Congregation Or Ami in Calabasas, about one in every five b’nai mitzvah students has some sort of learning or developmental challenge. “Every child has the right to a Jewish educational ...

As Jews around the world celebrate Shavuot and commemorate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago, ...

The Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia appreciates our outstanding volunteers and the support they provide for their communities every year. Through their generosity and hours of hard work, ...

In other words, one may not “kill two birds with one stone.” Each mitzvah that one performs must be done individually and with one’s undivided attention. 2 In fact, the intent to perform one mitzvah ...

Just at the one-year mark in my current home, and still unpacking boxes – mostly sefarim, books, CDs, and games – I found Sefer Gematriot, which lists all the unique words in Tanach in their gematria ...

needy as part of Jewish Social Action Month. Picking lettuce and okra, shelling beans and separating seeds became a family bonding experience for the Lippmans of Melville. On a recent Sunday, Karen ...

According to the Jewish Agency, there are approximately 15.8 million Jews worldwide. However, some estimates, based on Pew data, suggest that the actual number may be closer to 14.3 million, as many ...

Two recently published books, “The Mitzvah Project Book: Making Mitzvah Part of Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah … and your Life” and “It’s a … It’s a … It’s a ...