This Shabbat we read the double portion of Vayakhel–Pekudei as part of the weekly Torah cycle. Because it is also the eve of the month of Nisan, we read an additional section from Exodus 12, known as ...

Spotted on the Skokie calendar: Chicago Artisan Market in Fulton Market - Sun, Mar 8th (Spring Forward) ...

Rabbi Halivni’s magnum opus is 'Mekorot Umesorot' ('Sources and Traditions'), a monumental 10-volume, source-critical commentary on the Talmud in Hebrew. Between 1902 and 1983, the Jewish Theological ...

Every Shabbos, Jews in synagogues of all denominations hear the cantor, rabbi or a layperson chant that week’s Torah portion from an open scroll. But Yiddish scholar Sheva Zucker says you don’t need ...

An acquaintance of mine was once on a cable car in South America when it suddenly became dark. He felt someone touching his head under his kippah. When the lights ...

Martin Buber is one of the great Jewish thinkers and activists of the past century. His philosophy of “I and Thou” and his ideology of “Hebrew Humanism” have been extremely influential worldwide. I ...

The recent earthquakes in Turkey and Syria highlighted the importance of building standards and good architectural practices. Turkish officials have turned architects into reasons for the failures, ...

A young woman is gingerly applying lipstick for her upcoming date, unaware of the horrible fate awaiting her. This may sound like the description of a new Netflix drama but it’s actually a scene in a ...

The Torah reading this Shabbat, like a significant subset of Shabbatot throughout the year, contains two different facets. The first is the reading that is next in line within the ...

Hi there, Skokie! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️ Coming up on the calendar: Covenant Nursery School Open House PS 3's - 8th Grade OPEN HOUSE at The Academy at St.