The illuminated manuscript, confiscated from the Rothschild banking dynasty during the Holocaust, is expected to draw at ...

The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, a Jewish prayer book that has survived through centuries, will be offered by Sotheby’s in 2026.

The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

This article looks at methods of prayer used in Judaism. Prayer builds the relationship between God and human beings. When people pray, they spend time with God. To pray is to serve God with your ...

Michael Baror, deputy ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Kenya (with watering can), plants a tree at the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology in Kisumu, Kenya. Photo by Ryan Torok With the ...

Scholars are calling a rare Hebrew text dating back to the 9th century the earliest known Jewish prayer book, predating the world's oldest Torah scroll. The 50-page book is 4.3 inches tall and about 4 ...

After being catcalled at a neighborhood deli some months ago, New School senior Emily Rogal felt jarred and upset. She wished she had a way to feel safe. So she took out her phone and began writing.

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As members of the Jewish community settled into their seats recently at Yom Kippur services, everyone had a pretty good idea of what to expect. It’s the annual spiritual cleansing, dedicated to ...

Reform, Conservative and Orthodox spiritual leaders turned to different ideas from within Jewish texts and tradition. So we reached out to rabbis from different denominations to get their opinions.

The Texas abortion ban criminalizes care — something that in itself violates Jewish law. (JTA) — On the second night of Rosh Hashanah, in my second year of rabbinical school, while working at my first ...