Just as modern telescopes reveal the hidden structure of nebulae and star clusters, understanding the physics behind twilight ...

I’d like to believe the trendiness of these minhagim is coming from the same good place – a yearning for more spirituality, and these practices are one way to express it.

The dove was sent by Noah three times. It returned to the ark twice, portraying the middot of commitment and loyalty, both to Noah and its mate. It took its responsibilities to heart.

which is to say a rationally systematic thinker inspired by a long line of rigorous philosophers and rabbinic theologians from Maimonides to the Vilna Gaon. Alas, as is generally all too common ...

Herzog told Karis that the Balkans are enshrined in Israel’s history because several of the country’s presidents and prime ministers were born there.He said he would like to visit Tallinn (Estonia’s ...

In his youth, he was a study partner of the Gaon (“genius”) of Vilna, Rabbi Eliyahu ben Shlomo Zalman, who led the initial opposition against Hassidism. Later, however, he became a disciple of ...

Yes, the Rambam, the Maharal, the Vilna Gaon and others taught us the importance and religious obligation to study natural science. This work provides a clear path to do so. Take, for instance ...

What particularly fascinates me is how the book reveals the Mishnah's sophisticated understanding of physical and ...

He holds a PhD (2018) and a master’s degree (2012) from Vilnius University (Lithuania) and previously worked at the Vilna Gaon Museum of Jewish History as the head of the Paneriai Memorial. Over the ...