The Times of Israel on MSN3d
Relatives of hostages among thousands gathered at Western Wall for priestly blessing
Ceremony includes special prayers for those held captive in Gaza and for the welfare of Israel's soldiers The post Relatives ...
Jweekly.com4d
Why I couldn’t pray this Yom Kippur
Repenting for individual sins seemed too small in the face of the wars in Gaza and Lebanon, writes Rabbi Amy Eilberg.
The Forward7d
A Yiddish parody of the Hebrew prayer for rain
On Shemini Atzeret, the seventh 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 rain ...
Israel21c8d
10 things you need to know about Sukkot
During Sukkot, Jews across the world dwell in temporary shelters and wave the Four Species in celebration of the harvest ...
On Sukkot, the Jewish ‘Festival of Booths,’ each sukkah is as unique as the person who builds it
Sukkot is a Jewish festival that follows right on the heels of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, Judaism’s High Holy Days. The harvest holiday, which begins on October 16, 2024, lasts for seven days when ...
The Christian Post14d
World's oldest Hebrew book unveiled at Museum of the Bible after being found in Afghanistan cave
A new exhibit at the Museum of the Bible displays one of the oldest Jewish books discovered in Afghanistan, which contains ...
Raleigh News & Observer14d
Ritualistic bath chamber used by Jews in the Middle Ages discovered in Catalonia city
In an ancient city in Spain, archaeologists uncovered evidence of a long-standing Jewish community, officials said. Screengrab from the City Council of Manresa's Facebook post Likely originating ...