The weekly Torah portion explores the tension between identity and mission, warning that values racing ahead without the people can leave a nation adrift, longing for the past instead of moving forward 

Chief Rabbi Kalman Meir Ber says entering the Temple Mount and bowing there are grave prohibitions, after the practice spread among visiting groups and politicians

Video shared online shows staff arguing with the woman and saying they have a problem with Zionists, while calls of ‘free Palestine’ are heard in the background

Jewish-American woman denied entry to sauna in Barcelona for wearing a Star of David necklace; a complaint was filed with the Catalan police, the Jewish community is demanding an investigation, and the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem called the incident a clear expression of antisemitism