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 ...

Penn Pavilion will transform from a venue for meetings to a holy space, as more than 300 Jewish students gather for a festive Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in between the holidays of Rosh ...

Candles, food, and prayers filled the Science Center Plaza on Friday evening as Jewish and non-Jewish affiliates gathered for Shabbat 1000. Harvard’s largest annual celebration of Shabbat — a weekly ...

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 ...

We’ve endured for so long because we’ve always had reasons to continue our story, things to look forward to, moments to begin ...

Jerusalem is a spiritual compass — its root letters — shin, lamed, and mem—coming together to mean shalem (wholeness) and ...

It’s an invitation to take time at the end of the week to unwind and connect with your family, your community, your religion. No matter what your Jewish background, sharing a Friday night Shabbat meal ...

In my curiosity to learn more about the Jewish religion and customs, and as part of my dive into San Antonio’s local Jewish community, I unexpectedly found myself at a Shabbat dinner last Friday night ...

For almost 2,000 years, many halachot laid dormant, waiting, only to be rediscovered, discussed and debated with the miraculous return of the Jewish people to their ancestral homeland and the dramatic ...