The prayers themselves, it should be noted ... both the effort to concentrate so many fields of Jewish knowledge in a single tome and the modern use of pictures and illustrations to help learn ...

When I touch my necklace, I am reminded of the centuries of Jews saying the same prayers in Hebrew that I do. Seeing the necklace in photographs recalls images of singing with my community on ...

Standard Jewish prayers for the government, writes a scholar of Judaism and technology, omit the essential players in any democracy: the people. This Shabbat, like every Shabbat, synagogues around ...

The tefillin is worn by Jewish men during morning prayer. The leather boxes usually contain scrolls of parchment with verses from the Torah Reform close Reform JewsJews who have adapted their laws ...

While the Jewish establishment bemoans divisions around Israel, younger Jews are demonstrating that the real crisis is that so many support a state engaging in mass murder. Activists with Jewish ...

The prayer for Rosh Chodesh is a prayer of supplication ... growing as teachers and learners — no matter our role or title. Help ensure Jewish news remains accessible to all.

The Shema, declaring the Jewish faith in one God, is an important part of worship in the synagogue. The Amidah prayer consists of a series of blessings: The first three blessings praise God and ...

When I met Retzlaff on campus a couple of days later, I told him about the earnest Mormon’s concern over his compliance with Jewish law, and he laughed. “That’s fandom,” he told me. Retzlaff, who wore ...

Today, Oct. 7, we mark the first anniversary of an event which horrified anyone with a conscience and altered Jewish history. We are still too close to it to appreciate fully its impact ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. I think what’s most unique about Judaism is its many holidays. At work, when my colleagues tease me that I’ve got so many ...