An ultra-Orthodox Jew participates in a blessing during the holiday of Passover, at the Western Wall, the holiest site where Jews can pray, in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Leo ...

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 ...

Growing up, there wasn’t much Jewishness in our home. My parents never shied away from being Jewish; we just never did much about it. I don’t really remember ever having Shabbat dinner at home. So, ...

Considering the answer to the first question, tradition teaches us that the priests regularly lifted their hands when ...

Synopsis: The requirement of having a minimum of 10 men present for synagogue services and other mitzvot that are davar she’b’kedusha (matters of sanctity) is derived through the hermeneutic principle ...

Two weeks ago, a local pastor called to ask if I had concerns about his church hosting Palestinian speaker Sami Awad. The same week, another pastor colleague shared that Gaza was heavy on his heart, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [table-of-contents] stripped The springtime Jewish holiday of Purim isn’t just any other occasion to have a good time; having fun ...

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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - One of Downtown’s most unique events returns this week. It is also one of the city’s most unlikely happenings, bringing religious leaders, politicians and avid bicyclists ...

When I worked at a Catholic college, the nuns were forever blessing me, even when I hadn’t sneezed. The nuns’ blessings were like a warm, fuzzy blanket on a cold winter night. During my seven years at ...