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A rare 15th-century Portuguese Jewish manuscript, long incomplete after it was split into three parts, is whole again after ...
Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy ...
Blind and disabled Jews can request books, High Holidays materials and even calendars from JBI Library at no cost.
Only a week and a half later, on October 7, Ravid fought heroically with the kibbutz emergency squad – and fell in battle. His body was taken to Gaza and later returned in a military operation. Ravid ...
“I felt like this place needed prayers,” said Anat Sharbat, known as the unofficial rabbi of the square. TEL AVIV, Israel — The quavering sound of the shofar pealed through the small crowd gathered in ...
As one of the holiest seasons of the year approaches, so does the busiest time of the year for bookstore owners Rabbi Yosef ...
Every year, the High Holidays draw Jews into synagogue pews — out of nostalgia, in honor of loved ones or in search of ...
The phrase, meaning “Happy Ramadan,” is frequently used during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, a time when fasting, prayer and reflection are heavily prioritized. Ramadan, one of the most ...
On Jan. 11 the 7th Annual Martin Luther King Holiday D.C. Prayer Breakfast was held at Matthews Memorial Baptist Church in Washington D.C. Under the theme of “Commit to Noble Struggle for Equal Rights ...
Nov. 21—Kick off the holiday season with prayer, praise and thanksgiving Monday night in Grapeland. At 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, the board of the historic First Christian Memorial on Market Street in ...
(JTA) — TEL AVIV, Israel — The quavering sound of the shofar pealed through the small crowd gathered in Hostages Square on Sunday night for an evening of Selichot, the penitential prayers recited in ...