On the Shabbat of Hanukkah, light the Hanukkah candles before the Shabbat candles. The first blessing. ... Hanukkah blessings can be read in Hebrew or English, depending on your comfort level.

The standard Hebrew text of the prayer for the government is more than 500 years old, ... In October 2016, I composed a prayer to be said on the Shabbat before an election.

Still reeling from an alleged arson attack barely a week ago, East Melbourne Synagogue threw open its doors to all faiths and ...

Illustration of a Jewish family lighting Shabbat candles on Feb. 17, 2017. Each batch of challah braided, each candle lit and each blessing recited becomes an act of resistance against those who would ...

This Shabbat before Passover is called Shabbat Hagadol. Shabbat has been called the wonderful gift in the divine treasure house, which faithfully comes every week, bestowing blessings of light ...

Author Mark Gerson, whose new book is "God Was Right," reveals the important blessing of grandparenthood from the Bible and shares how Jewish families embrace their faith.