Jewish story

He never gave a coin, until something unexpected changed everything. What the rabbi did holds a powerful lesson for every parent.

A last-minute promise to a daughter sent an Israeli journalist into the rain-soaked streets of Vienna on Passover eve. What began as reluctance ended in an encounter he did not expect.

Three centuries ago in Vienna, Rabbi Shimshon Wertheimer told the king that jealousy and hate keep us in exile. A night in the forest put that claim to the test.