A D’var Torah for Parashat Metzorah, Dedicated to the memory of Daniel Yaakov and Yael This week’s Torah portion describes a “backdoor” entry into understanding the priesthood and the Tribe of Levi.

Q: Some say that yeshiva students who do not enlist in the army are like the members of the tribe of Levi who studied in yeshivas and kollelim, and did not participate in the wars of Israel. According ...

The primary role of the members of the Tribe of Levi is to lead the army spiritually, and see to its disciplined behavior.

Yaakov’s 12 sons gather around him, eager to hear his final message. The aged patriarch speaks to each brother directly, mostly with words of blessing. But he addresses one pair of brothers together, ...

SACRAMENTO — Boosting the already expanding Indian casino industry, a federal judge on Monday upheld a California ballot measure that granted tribes a monopoly on slot machines and other Nevada-style ...

A group protests the Washington Redskins name across from Levi's Stadium before an NFL football game between the Redskins and the San Francisco 49ers in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 23, 2014.