Shabbat

Jack shares his background growing up on a dairy farm in rural Australia, living a simple and secular life, and later moving to Melbourne at age 17 to seek something more meaningful. He recalls feelin...

Maya Goldenberg shares her powerful and deeply personal journey of rediscovering her Jewish identity — from a childhood of shallow cultural references to finding meaning, purpose, and pride through To...

In 1960, scientists at Bell Labs accidentally recorded the sound of creation — a hum still echoing through the universe. They called it the “Cosmic Microwave Background.” But Jews have been hearing th...

Join Hidabroot on a journey through the Weekly Torah Portion Story! Enjoy the Parsha like never before! Moshe gathers the entire nation to teach them about Shabbat and invite everyone to help build th...

A wide-ranging Purim-season Q&A from Shabbos observance, democracy, idols and the Mishkan, to taxes, kedushah, extremist statements, borer, Purim drinking, women’s costumes, 12-step recovery, korbanos...

As Adar enters and the calendar turns from sorrow to joy, its timing hints that the Bibas children’s tragedy belongs to the year’s darker chapter now closing behind us. With Adar’s miraculous days beg...

It is our duty to support Israel during time of war, and we must never underestimate the power of prayer, tefillin, charity and lighting shabbat candles. When we add light, we push away the darkness.

Why is the Fast of the Tenth of Tevet the only fast in the Jewish calendar that can occur on Friday, Erev Shabbat? Understanding the impact of the destruction of the temples.

How can one keep the commandments in a generation immersed in the internet and materialism? Rabbi Zamir Cohen explains the spiritual elevation of the Sabbath and the opportunity to reset the systems o...

On Shabbat we place and bless over two whole loaves of bread (challah), called “Lechem Mishneh” (literally, “double bread”). why?