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 ...

Wheeling’s observation of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday began Friday with an MLK-themed Shabbat Service at ...

Almost every seat in the main hall of Hillel 818 was filled as the Jewish organization held its annual Mega Shabbat on Friday, Oct 18, welcoming the San Fernando Valley community to join in their end ...

turn streets to ash. We drank a glass of wine. The night served as the complement to day, like salt on something sweet. And, in this way, we tasted syrup mixed with brine. And, in this way, we learned ...

Why do bad things happen to good people? Or why do bad things happen to me? Dr. Aryeh Dean Cohen paraphrased these questions at an April 5 interfaith dialogue on theodicy or how to reconcile a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the second year in a row, Ohio State Hillel will host its annual “Shabbat at The Shoe” event, which will include a Kabbalat Shabbat prayer service on Ohio Stadium’s field Friday evening. Shabbat ...

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 ...

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