Cultural critic Judith Shulevitz grew up in a house divided when it came to observing Shabbat. And she’s not the only one. What for some people is a kind of refuge is for others an antiquated and ...

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 ...

My friend and colleague Rabbi Leon Morris has made a provocative call for a moratorium on weddings performed before the end of Shabbat on Saturday evening. He argues that such weddings undermine the ...

Jews in communities far from Israel gathered at synagogues this weekend for their first Shabbat services since Hamas militants attacked Israel, igniting an ongoing war. Rabbis led prayers of peace and ...

This article is part of a lohud series on Orthodox Jewish women in Rockland County. The purpose of this series is to build understanding between the Jewish community and their non-Jewish neighbors.

What could Shabbat candles and Jewish eternity possibly have to do with The New York Times – a “newspaper” not particularly renowned for its Jewish sympathies or for its support of the Jewish state?

Congregation Or Ami in Lafayette Hill is looking to redefine the Shabbat experience. “Our Shabbat service experience is designed to be inclusive, relevant, thoughtful, participatory and easily ...

The smell of chicken soup simmering on the stove, the first bite of warm challah or the light emanating from the lit candles, these are just a few ways that Shabbat can bring joy to a Jewish life by ...

For decades, Teme Ring was cut off from her Jewish faith. The former lawyer was forced to give up her career in 2000, after an onslaught of autoimmune diseases and dysautonomia, conditions that also ...

The historic Beth Hebrew Synagogue in downtown Phoenix will hold Shabbat services for the first time in nearly 40 years on Friday, January 8. Phoenix developer Michael Levine, who has been rehabbing ...

Rashi hears the sound beneath the verse. He notes the intimacy of Joseph’s grief—this is not political mourning, but ...