It begins with a little-known fact. There was a time when there were not three paragraphs in the prayer we call the Shema, ...

Elie Wiesel, Nobel Prize winner and Holocaust survivor, once told Michael Goldfarb of people going to their deaths at Auschwitz asking who will say Kaddish for me? Kaddish is the Jewish prayer for the ...

Additional Prayers for the Dead V. Do not remember my sins, O Lord, R. When you come to judge the world by fire. V. Direct my way in your sight, O Lord, my God, R. When you come to judge the world ...

VESTAL, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A local church is calling for the safe return of a missing Vestal man as it joins the community in ...

The custom of including the Ten Commandments as part of the Shema was once widespread, but from a certain point in time it was systematically opposed by the Sages. Why did they object to it?

The Jewish population of Judea and Galilee was divided into three religious groups, two major and one minor. The largest group by numbers were the Pharisees but they were not a majority.

Father, hear our prayers for the salvation of the world. Grant mercy to all souls that turned away from you. Open their hearts and minds with your light. Gather your children from the east and the ...

“We are trying to help students process and grieve,” Winberg told the Jewish Telegraphic Agency ... student group scheduled an afternoon prayer service, while the Brandeis Reform Chavurah ...

The distress is being acutely felt in Buenos Aires, which until Saturday held the ignominious record of being the site of the worst terrorist attack on Jews since the Holocaust. BUENOS AIRES (JTA ...

Good Friday, the Friday before Easter, falls on April 18, 2025. The holiday remembers the day that Jesus Christ suffered and ...

In an era where 91% of Generation Z obtain their news and world opinion from social media, we can’t afford to be passive about Jewish education and advocacy. When 60% of 14-year-old Jewish teens ...

The hostages, who were made to give public speeches thanking the Hamas militants who had held them captive, looked frail and ...