Many people I encounter here in Victoria have no familiarity at all with basic Jewish vocabulary, so I thought I would use ...

The Talmud in Perek Bameh Madlikin (Shabbos 21b) is the source for our celebration of the Chanukah festival. It asks: “What is [the reason for] Chanukah? Our Rabbis taught: On the 25 th day of ...

May we, as Jews and as Americans, rise in holiness, embodying the highest ideals set forth by both Thomas Jefferson and the Sages of the Talmud. We can – and at times must – disagree.

In case of abuse, “What is Hanukkah?” (B.T. Shabbat, 21b:10). The Talmud asks no comparable question about any other holiday, presumably because every other holiday to date was mentioned in ...

Capital structure is the mix of debt and equity that fund a company's operations. A judicious use of debt and equity is a key indicator of a strong balance sheet. A healthy capital structure that ...