I grew up praying to a god in a language I did not understand. In particular, as an observant Conservative Jewish American (that is, “Conservative Jewish, not “conservative, Jewish”), I grew up ...

Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than 130 Israeli ...

Shema Yisrael, or the Shema, is the central affirmation of Judaism. The prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. Though this opening verse is ...

Kalfon says he dreamed of reciting the prayer while held in Gaza, said, “They didn’t let me say it there; I am saying it here ...

This event was part of the Chabad-Lubavitch CTeen International Summit, an annual conference for Jewish teens from around the world.

When examining various English translations of the Torah, I notice that about half translate shema from Shema Yisrael as “Hear, Israel” and the other half as “Listen, Israel.” Does this choice reflect ...

The 18th annual summit brought Chabad teens from 60 countries to New York, where they also visited sites like the Ohel, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson’s burial site in Queens, and met Jewish leaders ...