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What Are You Willing to Die For?: Rabbi in the Hot Seat

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Debunking Viral Claim About the Talmud and Minors

What the Talmud really says about relations with a minor.

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Do I Really Exist?

How do you know you exist—and why does anything exist at all? A clear, rational journey from doubt about reality to the case for God.

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Are Jews a Nation, a Family, or a Religious Community?

A Supreme Court case exposes a profound question: if Jewish identity isn’t just belief or behavior, what is it—nation, family, religion, or something uniquely all three?

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What the Talmud Really Says About Jesus

A repeated accusation claims that the Talmud says that Jesus is “boiling in excrement” in hell. Where does this claim come from and what does the Talmud actually say?

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What Does Judaism Say About Weed: Rabbi in the Hot Seat

Rabbi Dov Ber Cohen takes on some of the most uncomfortable and misunderstood topics in Judaism: identity, dress code, sacrifice, women, individuality, and weed, with honesty and zero clichés.

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The Secret Behind Israeli Resilience: Jamie In The Rova

What makes Israelis so uniquely resilient, especially in the face of unimaginable trauma?

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God and Ravens’ Field Goal that Went Wide

Does God really care about who wins a football game?

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Charlie Kirk, Shabbat, and the Secret of Jewish Survival

Charlie Kirk embraced Shabbat as a life-changing pause. Judaism knows it as the force that sustained a people and changed the world.

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Chosen People, Anxiety and Hell: Rabbi in the Hot Seat 

From mental health and self-mastery to questioning God, revenge and the Jewish view of Hell.

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Female Empowerment: Jamie in the Rova

A frank discussion with Fleur Hassan Nahoum, former Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem, on ambition, emotional intelligence and female leadership.

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Sex, Drugs and Martial Arts: Rabbi in the Hot Seat

Answers to real questions people are asking about sex, drugs, spirituality, guilt, and what Judaism really says about living a meaningful life.

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Why the First Day of Hanukkah Is a Miracle

What Hanukkah teaches us about wonder in the age of AI.

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What Does Hanukkah Really Celebrate?

Hanukkah’s tiny candles tell a big story: a fight for Jewish identity, the power of small acts to defeat darkness, and the hidden spark within every soul.

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Hanukkah’s Enduring Light

Empires that conquer space collapse, while a people who sanctify time endure.

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The Ultimate Hanukkah Gift: A Life of Meaning

The Greeks tried to erase Jewish meaning. Hanukkah celebrates the courage to protect a purposeful life—and the chance to reclaim that purpose now.

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Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Jewish Approach to Life after Death

What matters most is maximizing our life before death.

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The Most Misunderstood Command in the Bible: Amalek Explained

Does Judaism endorse genocide? Understanding the command to destroy Amalek.

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The Jewish Path to an Abundance Mindset

How to stop fighting for control and experience the joy in seeing life with a more expansive lens.

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A Jewish Look at Dan Brown’s The Secret of Secrets: Mystical Science Meets Jewish Wisdom

Dan Brown’s new thriller toys with soul, consciousness, and mind-over-matter. Here’s where it aligns with Jewish thought.

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Judaism's View of Time

Time isn’t just clocks and calendars—it’s an stream of endless opportunities imbued with potential holiness.

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Why I Don’t Touch Men

Because touch is sacred and my body is sacred. And sacred things should be saved for sacred moments.

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As a Jew, The Meaning of “America First” 

"America First” means America true to its founding values—God-given rights, human dignity, and religious freedom—while standing firmly with Israel.

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Judaism Is a Religion of Questions

Did you ask a good question today?

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10 Ideas Judaism Gave the World

Some revolutionary concepts found in the Torah.

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Reincarnation and Jewish Tradition

Does Judaism believe in reincarnation?

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Why Is It Important to Bring the Bodies of Hostages Home?

Israel’s struggle to recover the bodies of its fallen is more than a military effort — it’s a moral and spiritual imperative rooted in faith and family.

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Cremation or Burial? A Jewish Perspective

Why Jewish burial is important — for you and the soul of the departed.

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When God Rested: Understanding the Meaning of Shabbat

Shabbat isn’t about stopping work — it’s about learning to see why we work at all.

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Hating God

A young man’s furious letter to God felt like rejection—but it turned out to be one of the most honest acts of faith I’ve ever witnessed.

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What Kept The Jewish People Alive For Thousands of Years

Empires rose and fell, but Judaism endured. What's the secret?

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Chief Editor's Blog

Who Created God, Mommy?

A six-year-old asked his mother the following question: If God created the universe, who created God? She turned to me for an answer.

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The Word’s First Disruptor

Abraham and the Jewish roots of innovation.

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Abraham's Radical Idea That Changed the World

And it's not monotheism.

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Why Do Jews Refer to God as "Hashem"?

Exploring the philosophical difficulties in naming God.

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Why Small Thefts Break Great Civilizations

Petty theft is far from minor. When tolerated, it corrodes trust, erodes dignity, and unravels the fabric that holds societies together.

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True Beauty: A Jewish Perspective

Judaism’s view of beauty transforms the way you see yourself, your relationships, and the physical world.

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Mikvah: Taking the Spiritual Dive

Mikvah for the thoroughly modern woman

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Rabbi Benjamin Blech

The Most Important Days of the Year Are Beginning

Life after the holiday season is over.

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The Essence of Simchat Torah: The Harmonious Union of Body and Soul

The deeper meaning behind dancing with the Torah.

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The Jewish People's Blockchain and the Accuracy of the Torah

Long before the advent of Bitcoin, the Torah blockchain has proved to be robust and enduring.

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The Nazis Knew

“They don’t hate us as a people. They hate us because of our holy books."

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Dwelling in the Divine Embrace: The Essence of Sukkot

Sukkot reminds us that true security lies not in brick and stone, but in the sheltering presence of the Divine.

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Why Sukkot Is the Holiday of Joy

Living in the sukkah, we discover a joy born from clarity: the peace of knowing where our true security lies.

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Yom Kippur and the Divine Lottery

On Yom Kippur, the lottery of the two goats reminds us that success often hinges on forces beyond your control, yet within the seeming randomness lies God’s hidden orchestration.

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This Is The First Step to Real Change

Change is only possible if we truly regret what we did.

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Yom Kippur and Facing Your Mortality

Why contemplating your death is valuable.

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Emulating the Divine: God’s Attributes of Mercy

What is the deeper significance of God’s 13 attributes of mercy that play a central role in the High Holiday prayers?

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Rosh Hashanah Celebrates the Gift of Free Will

Rosh Hashanah isn’t just the birthday of mankind—it’s the celebration of accountability, choice, and the divine gift that makes us human.

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Unlocking the Power of Jewish Prayer

When we step into prayer, we step into relationship—with God, with our people, and with the deepest parts of ourselves.

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