Rabbi Akiva has been on my mind lately for several reasons. On that last point, I received a question recently from a friend who also turned 40 and needed some direction. The e-mail said: “I just ...

Rabbi Akiva says: Joking and frivolity lead to immorality; tradition is a fence for Torah; tithes are a fence for protecting wealth; vows are a fence for protecting abstinence; the fence for ...

GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) - The Jewish observance of Hanukkah ends after Sunday night. The Congregation Beth-Israel celebrated the final night of the eight day festival at Gulfport Premium Outlets.

Bavaria Fiction is currently filming a documentary about Akiva Weingarten, showing his journey from an ultra-Orthodox community in New York to becoming a liberal rabbi in Germany. The 60-minute ...

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