This week saw the 30th annual Tanach conference hosted by Herzog College and Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion, which was attended by more than 5,000 people of all ages. The “Yemei Iyun B’Tanach” ...

Jerusalem Rabbi Benny Lau, scion of one of the finest rabbinic families in Israel, leads the 929 Tanach B’Yachad Bible study initiative. Rabbi Benny Lau is one of the most well-known and charismatic ...

JTA — A conference of Jewish educators became first responders of sorts when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had an emergency: The Jewish Democrat was about to be sworn in for a second term and he couldn’t ...

(JTA) — A conference of Jewish educators became first responders of sorts when Colorado Gov. Jared Polis had an emergency: The Jewish Democrat was about to be sworn in for a second term and he ...

Does one need to study Tanach? That’s a strange question. First of all, what does “need” mean? “Need” in the sense of must? In Israel, the factual answer is yes. It is obligatory to study Tanach in ...

How can we make Bible study exciting to kids in Jewish schools, and show that it is still relevant to their daily lives? This is one of the questions that will be discussed at the Herzog College Yemei ...

This is the fourth post in a series by Johnna Kaplan exploring aspects of Jewish life outside of her own experience. Last week I opened an Amazon box containing a Stone Edition Tanach. It is the first ...

For three months, Nahal reservists lived in a girl’s high school on kibbutz Haftez Haim in central Israel. Rabbi Zevik Harel, the school’s rabbi, wrote me as follows: “At the ceremony held when the ...