Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...

There is a sentence in the Torah that has proven almost irresistibly generative—one of those lines that refuses to stay put on the page. “Bind these words as a sign upon your hand,” it commands, “and ...

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The spiritual jolt of those first weeks has not fully faded, and increased religious practice has become part of the country’s daily rhythm. In the weeks after Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack, religiously ...

Q: It is well known that there is a mitzvah to wear tefillin all day, and that this was indeed the practice in earlier times. Why, then, don’t we encourage the public-especially yeshiva students-to ...

At just 18 years old, Calabasas-based software engineer Sina Matian has created a tool that blends technology with tradition. His new iOS app, Tefillin Timer, is designed to help users stay consistent ...

Released hostage Bar Kuperstein, standing next to his father, Tal Kuperstein, are both wrapped in prayer shawls at Hostages Square, with each reciting the blessing for phylacteries (tefillin in Hebrew ...

During a gathering held today (Wednesday) attended by international businesspeople and philanthropist Shay Graucher, the twins Gali and Ziv Berman-recently freed from Hamas captivity in Gaza-put on ...

EAST RUTHERFORD — Akiva Rosenfeld has a dream. The 21-year-old, who lives on a farm in Howell, wants to be the first observant Jewish DJ to play the main stage at mainstream music festivals around the ...

He was held by police after wearing tefillin as part of morning prayers, and was released after receiving a summons for a hearing. Footage from the scene on Sunday morning shows Dee dancing and ...

COVID-19 vaccination has been the subject of immense scrutiny and misinformation since the vaccines were first administered in the U.S. nearly four years ago. In the first year alone, it is estimated ...