(RNS) — Some of my favorite malapropisms have happened in synagogues during worship. For example, there was the bar mitzvah kid several years ago who stood up to give his speech, thanking everyone ...

Since Oct. 7, 2023 my early morning routine has looked like this: reciting Modei Ani, the traditional prayer Jews say when they first wake up, and then hopping on my cell phone to scan what I had ...

Thousands of Jews, Muslims, and Christians flocked to the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday to pray at the Western Wall, ...

(JTA) — The proportion of American Jews who pray on any regular basis is down sharply from a decade ago, according to a new poll of American religion by the Pew Research Center. In 2014, 45% of Jewish ...

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the “Thoughts and Prayers” podcast. Several years ...

Standard Jewish prayers for the government, writes a scholar of Judaism and technology, omit the essential players in any democracy: the people. This Shabbat, like every Shabbat, synagogues around the ...

Jewish students gathered to pray for unity outside of the Memorial Union in Tempe on Thursday and called on other universities to do the same. Putting on tefillin is typically performed in synagogues ...

SANTA FE — More than 40 men with beards and black hats paraded through the Santa Fe Plaza Sunday. The rabbis were in Santa Fe from as far as Alaska and Hawaii for a conference aimed to share ideas and ...

Each year at this season Jews mark the start of a new year on the lunar Hebrew calendar. It’s a happy, hopeful time. The custom is to eat apples and honey as a symbol of wishes for a sweet year. This ...

The proportion of American Jews who pray on any regular basis is down sharply from a decade ago, according to a new poll of American religion by the Pew Research Center. In 2014, 45% of Jewish adults ...