Shortly after we were married, my wife and I were invited out for a Friday night meal. All the guests arrived in a timely fashion, except for one couple. After waiting a while, our hosts decided to ...

In 2017, shortly after a mass shooting occurred in Las Vegas, plans for an open-air Shabbat dinner on Pico Boulevard (as part of the global unity program, Shabbat Project) were cancelled. Similarly, ...

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What could Shabbat candles and Jewish eternity possibly have to do with The New York Times – a “newspaper” not particularly renowned for its Jewish sympathies or for its support of the Jewish state?

On most Friday nights, an honored congregant of Congregation Ner Tamid will rise and light two Sabbath candles. On this Friday night, a family lights 57. The 58th candle will be lit later. Tonight, it ...

We can make it through this time if we follow the Sabbath’s lead, writes a writer and educator embracing the day of rest for the first time. Two Fridays ago, on a final grocery store run before ...

“Those are the first candles I’ve seen lit at McMurdo,” he says. Heyman says he doesn’t know if another Antarctic Sabbath service is on the horizon. But if he does hold the service again, he says ...

Jay Lefkowitz is a lawyer in New York City. There is a cartoon circulating on the Internet these days that captures the monotony of self-isolating life during the covid-19 pandemic. The image is of a ...

MONSEY - The Jewish community in Rockland County faces unique fire risks due to religious observances, which can be mitigated with proper safety and prevention. Many of the risks come from laws ...