A London-based rabbi, Shire is vice-principal of the Leo Baeck College and Center for Jewish Education. In this beautifully illustrated book, he selects 30 individuals who meet his criteria for being ...

The biblical Elijah gave up on the Jews, but God knew better. He told him, sent him back, and made him witness to Jewish ...

After 15 years of planning and preparation, the first modern English translation and commentary to focus exclusively on the writings of the ancient Hebrew prophets will be published next week by the ...

It’s perhaps the most rabbinic word in the dictionary. If a person has aspirations to become a rabbi, aside from knowing halacha and how to develop a practical lesson from the parsha, he’s gotta be ...

In Jewish tradition, spiritual leadership was shaped not only through study and text, but first and foremost through direct engagement with life itself — with the land, with animals, and with ...