Before every Sabbath or Shabbat, some Jewish people begin preparing for synagogue and rest from work by lighting candles and baking challah. Some Jewish people live by religious laws that mean they ...
In the wake of Oct. 7 and the subsequent surge of antisemitism worldwide, many have asked how we should respond to this darkness. The answer, I believe, lies in one of our most powerful traditions: ...
Hundreds of Jewish students, faculty and friends gathered under a sprawling Dunn Meadow tent on March 29 for a Shabbat dinner that Indiana University Chabad says is the largest Jewish event in ...
Calendar Reform Threat to Sabbath: Jewish Delegation Puts Case Against “blank Day” to League of Nati
The Jewish case against the projected reform of the calendar by the insertion of “blank days” which would make the Sabbath a movable day in relation to the week, was explained to-day to the League of ...
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OneTable, a nonprofit that builds community amongst young professional-age Jews by facilitating Shabbat dinners, announced that its Philadelphia location is launching a new program that caters to ...
Penn Pavilion will transform from a venue for meetings to a holy space, as more than 300 Jewish students gather for a festive Shabbat dinner at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in between the holidays of Rosh ...
We arrive with our signs by 6:15 in the morning, with trucks rumbling down Route 29 behind us, to watch the sunrise as we begin our worship service. Our Shabbat prayers begin before patients, clinic ...
Programming in the Jewish community center on the Jewish Sabbath “should be in keeping with the spirit of the day,” the National Jewish Welfare Board today recommended to its 353 affiliated centers ...
Editor's note: This is a companion piece to the story "Muslim community comes together as attacks in Gaza continue." Some 6,000 miles away from the conflict that rages between Israel and the Hamas-led ...
(RNS) — In many Christian congregations, abortion has been endlessly described as an unmitigated evil. This weekend, Jewish congregations gathering for Shabbat services will make sure American Jews ...
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