Watch Kabbalat Shabbat Services Live
Stream a Friday night Shabbat service right here starting at 5:45 PM Eastern tonight.
Your Hub for Jewish Education
Discover the latest in Jewish events, podcasts and more at the education hub.
What's New Today
The Jews: A Fantasy
Perhaps the Jewish people are the embodied principle of life itself, a distillation of humanity evolving toward that which it is not yet?
How Does Jewish Matchmaking Work?
Finding a partner through a matchmaker (shadchan) is traditional in some Jewish communities.
Explore In Depth
Sign up for Getting Comfortable in Synagogue
Jewish prayer can take place anywhere at any time. But there is a special quality to praying in community. Sign ...
Sign Up for My Jewish Learning’s New Shabbat Newsletter
Welcome to Recharge, a weekly collection of Shabbat readings to refresh your soul. Each Saturday morning we’ll bring you a ...
Journey Into the Book of Daniel
A deadly lion’s den, ominous writing on the wall, parades of scary beasts, a towering statue with a golden head: ...
Next Torah Portion
Summary
In the Torah portion Behar, God describes the laws surrounding resting the land and crops every seven years, as well as the Jubilee year every 50 years. God permits the use of slaves but provides stipulations including the obligation to eventually free your slaves. In Bechukotai, God tells the people of Israel that if they follow God’s commandments, they will be provided with rain to feed their crops. God then describes the long list of punishments that will be inflicted on the Israelites if they do not follow God’s laws.
Featured Commentary
Parashat Behar-Bechukotai: The Dark Side of Torah Ethics
Engaging with difficult passages in the Torah requires sitting with complexity and tension.
Videos
Israel’s Vibrant Jewish Ethnic Mix
Just because Israel is a Jewish country doesn't mean all its Jews are the same.
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and the Making of Modern Hebrew
The Lithuania-born visionary turned an ancient language into a spoken one.
Recipes
Chicken with Preserved Lemons and Olives Recipe
A delicious dish to revive and nourish after the fast.
Chocolate Chip Babka Crunch Recipe
Believe it not, therapists like me also get stressed sometimes. Thankfully, the act of kneading dough gives us the same ...
How to Make Perfect Pita Bread at Home
Ideal for dipping, stuffing, or just noshing straight from the oven.
More From MJL
Jews and Finance
The idea that Jews are good with money is one of the oldest Jewish stereotypes. But it's undeniable that Jews are well-represented in finance and business.
Ezekiel: Prophecy as Performance Art
The fourth chapter of the Book of Ezekiel finds God instructing the prophet to perform a series of bizarre tasks.
God And Metaphor
Believers and skeptics alike tend to view God similarly -- as big, all-powerful, and good. But there are other options.
Who Was Hillel?
The preeminent sage of first century Palestine whose name is on Jewish campus organizations worldwide.