Torah

Months after the missile fall that claimed the lives of nine people, a burial ceremony was held for the Torah scrolls of the "Tiferet Yisrael" synagogue. Zion Revah, who lost his son in the event and is now burying the scroll he donated: "It brings me back to the blow I received." The structure is expected to open during the Tishrei holidays.

IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir visited the Hesder Yeshiva in Yeruham and emphasized the contribution of its students and graduates to the IDF: "We need your leadership - a unifying and cohesive leadership." The heads of the yeshiva: "Our partnership with the IDF is a foundation of what we seek to build here."

Hadar Hertz began uploading ideas she learned in Torah seminaries to the network, and discovered that the messages reach far beyond the audience she expected. She tells about the community that was created, the decision not to expose her personal life almost at all, and the messages that remind her why she continues.

Despite investments and new signings, Beitar Jerusalem has been eliminated from European competitions. The club is now focusing on a spiritual project: writing a Torah scroll in memory of deceased fans. Donors include Almog Cohen, Omer Atzili, Dudu Aharon, and Eyal Golan.

The former star, who shone for 14 years in the NBA, including the great Phoenix team of the early 2000s, also addressed his time in Israel during his Hall of Fame speech: "I was there for a reason."

The former NBA star received a huge honor and in his speech returned to the Israeli chapter of his career: "I was there for a deeper purpose. I was living the dream."

The Minister of Finance spoke with members of the Bnei Akiva movement and addressed the issue of conscription. Criticizing the position of the Haredi parties, he clarified that the Torah does not serve as a refuge from bearing national and military responsibility.

The portion of Shoftim explores the deep meaning of being "dead" through the lens of gratitude to the Creator. Using a parable about a flower and King David's institution of one hundred daily blessings, the author explains how failing to appreciate the Almighty's gifts disconnects a person from the source of life.

The protest against the arrest of a yeshiva student deteriorated into shouting, curses, and the use of the yellow star. On the eve of the month of Elul, this conduct harmed not only the IDF and the state, but also the values that the protesters seek to represent.

More than forty years have passed since that night in June 1982, when Golani reconnaissance fighters stormed Beaufort in a battle etched in the country's history. Recently, a circle of generations was closed there – a Torah scroll written in memory of 14 of their friends and commanders who fell over the years was brought up to the fortress in Lebanon, and the heroic soldiers of our day read from...

The storm surrounding the wedding of Shahar Taboch refuses to subside. After Rabbi Raphael Yonatan Polisook clarified that he has already married 80 same-sex couples and does not regret it, hostage survivor Rom Braslavsky attacked him in a confrontation. The rabbi responded: "To imply that I do this for money is a shame."

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Tens of thousands gathered at the Western Wall for the introduction of the ninth Torah scroll of the children of Israel, written following the registration of 304,805 children worldwide. The event featured the completion of the final letters, a grand procession, and traditional Hakafot.

This morning, with the start of the August 2026 draft, I was privileged once again to be alongside hundreds of recruits and their families on their way to the induction center. A few moments before they board the bus, a moment before they put on the IDF uniform for the first time and recite the "Shehecheyanu" blessing, a scene unfolds that is hard to remain indifferent to.

The People of Israel has been called “the People of the Book” since time immemorial, after the Torah — a book given to us that united the people around it for thousands of years. The text argues that the Torah could not have been delivered by a human being: it cites arguments about the mass revelation at Mount Sinai, that the Torah itself contains verses indicating the personal presence of the...

In the ongoing reading of Deuteronomy and the parallel cycle of the haftarot of consolation from the book of Isaiah, there is a standing demand: to continue the Jewish revolution with care and determination. These texts contain the seeds of a human and Jewish revolution regarding human dignity, obligations, the necessity of humility, and the leadership’s responsibility.

Rabbi Yoel Baitch in a column for Shabbat: Why did King Josiah rush to hide the Ark of the Covenant, and what is the deep secret hidden behind the fragments of the Tablets kept inside it? Hasidic teaching explains why sometimes the break itself is part of the plan.

The parasha teaches that the great abundance of the Land of Israel might lead to forgetting the Almighty. The Malbim explains that dependence on rain strengthens faith and humility, while the Chatam Sofer explains why Canaanite nations settled in the land.

MK Uri Maklev has sharply criticized the religious-Zionist sector. He stated that the attempt to combine Torah study with military service is causing significant damage to the Torah world.