As a lifelong Sabbath-observant Orthodox Jew, I’ve found that the Covid-19 pandemic has only strengthened my emotional relationship with Shabbos, which is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Sabbath (“What ...
JERUSALEM — Madonna yesterday welcomed the Sabbath with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sarah, by observing Jewish tradition — lighting candles and reciting a blessing together ...
Park Slope congregation rolls out the welcome mat for U.S. army interpreter Munther Alaskry and his family. Dressed in casual clothes, with dark hair, glasses and an air of happy exhaustion, the ...
Before joining the Orthodox Church, I spent around six years as a Calvinist, and more specifically as a Presbyterian. Alongside the absence of instrumental accompaniment in worship—as well as the ...