A new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible displays one of the oldest Jewish books discovered in Afghanistan, which contains prayers and poems based on texts from the Hebrew Bible and serves as an ...

Thousands of years ago the composers of our ancient prayers knew how to make this demand, and so must we. About the Author Rabbi Sara Cohen is a member of Kibbutz Ketura where she has lived and ...

We discontinued speaking but Hebrew remained the language of our prayers, writings and Torah scroll. We teach Hebrew to our young and expect them to chant from our scroll at age 13 (Bar Mitzvah ...

Archaeologists say they’ve discovered a tiny lead "curse tablet" that may include the oldest known mention of the Hebrew name of God "Yahweh".

The age-old prayers are also a powerful spiritual force. Through their ancient words, which have a musical quality, I find myself uplifted spiritually. The very sound of the words is elevating.

On Shemini Atzeret, the eighth day of Sukkot, Jews read tefillat geshem, an ancient Hebrew prayer for rain, during synagogue services. The prayer beseeches God to bring the Land of Israel enough ...

But on Thursday, he will join more than 600 rabbis and Jewish leaders — most of them around the United States — who have signed up to participate in a Taanit Tzibur, Hebrew for communal fast.

The "Codex Sassoon," an ancient Hebrew Bible written in the late 9th or early 10th century, was purchased Wednesday at Sotheby’s in New York City for $38.1 million. For the record: The price for ...