Everything you need to know about Judaism and being Jewish: the weekly Torah portion, Jewish holidays, Jewish rituals and more.
Moses knew that if you plan for a year, plant rice. If you plan for a decade, plant a tree. If you plan for posterity, educate a child. His lesson is still compelling today.
The commandment of sanctifying the month is not merely a technical instruction for those who establish the calendar on how and when to determine the new month.
With the return of the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, a new paradigm emerged that allowed for the integration of secular Jews into the redemptive script.