Martyrdom

The idea of martyrdom is an uncomfortable one for Jews. Yet respect for religious self-sacrifice finds its very origins among them, as I saw on Mount Herzl this summer.

Aug. 13 2024 12:01AM

In the Talmud, living for God is even greater than dying for Him.

Malka Simkovich
Dec. 14 2023 12:01AM

“We ask for forgiveness” if a body is moved.

Dovid Efune
Oct. 13 2023 12:01AM

A leading rabbi looks at the theological significance of the honorific given to a Jewish martyr, and explains how it differs from the typical honorific given to the Jewish dead.

Oct. 13 2023 12:01AM

It is praiseworthy to die for God, but even better to live for Him.

March 25 2022 12:01AM

Y.H. Brenner “sanctified his life through his death and his death through his life.”

S.Y. Agnon
July 20 2021 12:01AM

The four rabbis murdered in last week’s terrorist attack on a Jerusalem synagogue came to Israel to devote themselves to the study of sacred texts,. . .

Giulio Meotti
Nov. 24 2014 12:01AM