The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

The Diaspora Blessing Joseph had been away from home for twenty-two years, but his home, his upbringing, had never abandoned ...

This article looks at methods of prayer used in Judaism. Prayer builds the relationship between God and human beings. When people pray, they spend time with God. To pray is to serve God with your ...

Michael Baror, deputy ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Kenya (with watering can), plants a tree at the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology in Kisumu, Kenya. Photo by Ryan Torok With the ...

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Reform, Conservative and Orthodox spiritual leaders turned to different ideas from within Jewish texts and tradition. So we reached out to rabbis from different denominations to get their opinions.

The actor, who had to leave town and leave his dog Becky with son Gideon, recorded himself singing to keep with the tradition he's started before her meals Does Mandy Patinkin have a future as a ...

Scholars are calling a rare Hebrew text dating back to the 9th century the earliest known Jewish prayer book, predating the world's oldest Torah scroll. The 50-page book is 4.3 inches tall and about 4 ...

After being catcalled at a neighborhood deli some months ago, New School senior Emily Rogal felt jarred and upset. She wished she had a way to feel safe. So she took out her phone and began writing.

(JTA) — On the second night of Rosh Hashanah, in my second year of rabbinical school, while working at my first-ever High Holiday pulpit, I accidentally conceived. I had my first bout of morning ...