Question: Judaism believes that the Jewish calendar begins at the time Adam is created on the 6th day (because time is for people). Currently this time is 5770 years, the Jewish year. How does Judaism reconcile civilizations around the world that archaeologists... 

Coming on the heels of celebrations surrounding the 50th anniversary of Chabad-Lubavitch activities in the Sunshine State, Jewish community members in South Florida are gearing up to toast almost three decades of Torah classes, holiday programs and youth... 

With thousands of people crammed into the tiny Canadian resort of Whistler, British Columbia, three young Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinical students have had their hands full providing kosher food, prayer services and Torah classes to Jewish visitors and locals. The... 

More than 500 people dedicated a new Torah scroll in the Long Island town of Woodmere, N.Y., Sunday, a little more than one year after the sudden passing of a nine-year-old sent shock waves through the tight-knit Jewish community. View post:  L.I. Community... 

Up and down both of Florida’s coasts and throughout its interior, Jewish travelers and residents looking for kosher food, prayer services or Torah classes don’t have to look far. Go here to read the rest:  Florida Jews Mark Half a Century of Chabad... 

The Yeshiva Centre celebrated the arrival of a new Torah scroll dedicated specifically for the use of teenage students and worshippers. See the rest here: Sydney Community Center Dedicates Youth Torah  Read More →

Jewish attendees of the annual Spielwarenmesse International Toy Fair were able to read from the Torah in the actual square that hosted rallies during the days of the Third Reich. Here is the original post:  Nuremberg Toy Fair Hosts Public Torah Reading  Read More →

Billed by organizers as a “reunion of friends,” hundreds of Israelis filled an event hall in the central city of Nes Tziyona to show support for a Jewish community center in the coastal resort of Larnaca, Cyprus. Go here to read the rest:  Israeli... 

In a first for a federal prison, inmates at the Morgantown Federal Correctional Institution in West Virginia joined family members, corrections officials and Jewish community leaders to dedicate a special Torah scroll written specifically for prisoners... 

Question: Can you tell me what traditional Jewish opinion on women Rabbis is? I know that certain branches of Judaism do not allow it. How come? Could you give me any scripture references from the Torah? Answer: We must understand that although commonly...