A woman who was forced into an Amish settlement aged 18 by her parents has lifted a lid on the horrific sexual abuse she endured in the community - and reveals how she ultimately escaped.

From the middle of the Torah, let us never forget not to be shy about asking and indeed, that’s a message of Pirkei Avot, which tells us ‘lo habbayshan lamed’ – a shy student will never do ...

The prayer of Elokai n’tzor continues, “V’limkal’lai nafshi sidom – May my soul be quiet to those that curse me.” Now, cursing is a rather radical action. The Siddur Meforesh includes that it means, ...

Sioho is also a top hurdler, along with Ramsell, senior Che-Hao Saito, juniors Matt Berry, Gedeao Buanza and Brady Edwards and freshmen Devin Berry and Lamed Khelendende. South Portland is loaded ...

This year’s pro categories were won by Julia Long and Jesse Melamed, veterans of the Enduro World Cup. See photos from the ...

The respite is Lag Ba’Omer. The word “lag” is a combination of the Hebrew letters lamed, which stands for the number 30; and gimmel, which stands for the number three. The 33rd day of ...

Last year, when meeting with Mark about a civic issue, he told me about a Jewish tradition which holds that each generation is saved by thirty-six righteous people, the Lamed Vav Tzadikim.

A man who has been soaked in water, and smothered in mud, and lamed by stones, and cut by flints, and stung by nettles, and torn by briars; who limped, and shivered and glared and growled.