Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and ...

Jews in communities far from Israel, including in Pennsylvania, gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war.

This verse lies at the heart of why this haftarah was chosen for this occasion. Rosh Hodesh is not merely a date on the ...

The Torah mandates that one should refrain from performing any manner of melachah (commonly translated as “work”) on Shabbat (Deuteronomy 5:12–15; Exodus 20:8–11). We know, of course, that melachah ...

Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for Shabbat services held amid the ongoing war ignited by Hamas militants' attack on Israel a week earlier. Rabbis led prayers ...

From New York to Chicago to Dallas and beyond, communities have canceled synagogue services and other public gatherings to curb the spread of the coronavirus. NEW YORK (JTA) — As of Thursday, Alex ...

A Pasadena Methodist church has welcomed Jews and Muslims who needed spaces to pray. The three congregations see the ...

Some 1,700 New Yorkers packed the St. James Theater for “a non-denominational Shabbat service with a real Broadway twist.” (New York Jewish Week) — Nine a.m. on a Saturday morning might be one of the ...

The liturgical poem (piyyut) Yedid Nefesh, sung as part of the Friday night kabbalat shabbat (welcoming the sabbath) service, is incredibly powerful. The melodies are beautiful. The memories of so ...

We arrive with our signs by 6:15 in the morning, with trucks rumbling down Route 29 behind us, to watch the sunrise as we begin our worship service. Our Shabbat prayers begin before patients, clinic ...