Leo XIV, first American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations
by Ben Sales (JTA) — Cardinal Robert Prevost, who was just elected as Pope Leo XIV, studied under a pioneer in Jewish-Catholic relations when he…
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From the sources by Eliezer Segal: The Mother Tongue
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – In 1845, the eminent scholar Abraham Geiger published a pioneering grammar of the Hebrew of the Mishnah. His analysis supported…
Counting the Omer in a Time of Heartache: What Kabbalah Can Teach Us About Resilience
By Rabbi Matthew Ponak (AJNews) – As we move through the final weeks of counting the Omer, the Jewish people continue to carry an emotional…
From the sources by Eliezer Segal: A prophet in Persia
By Eliezer Segal (AJNews) – Esther has many claims to greatness in the Jewish memory. She was a brave and loyal member of her community,…
Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein: Finding light in times of challenge
By Rabbi Alisa Zilbershtein (Edmonton) – As the winter nights grow longer and darkness settles early around us, we prepare to kindle the lights of…