It is clear that Kirk is not advocating for non-Jews to adopt the Orthodox Jewish practices—there is no call to serve gefilte ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tel Aviv has taken a major step to cement its status as Israel’s secular mecca, launching public transportation services on the Jewish sabbath and redrawing the lines in the ...

Many Jewish men have never been able to develop the confident, systematic mastery to answer their family's questions without ...

“Just as Shabbat has kept the Jews throughout the generations, Shabbat has also kept us.” A 28-year-old man who left Chicago three years ago to make Israel his home, is, therefore, turning to Shabbat ...

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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 ...

It's just before sunrise on Saturday October 7, and hundreds of Hamas militants are creeping towards Gaza's border with Israel. Within minutes they will pour across, opening the gates of hell. On that ...

JERUSALEM -- For decades, writers have poetically described the rhythm of the Jewish Sabbath in Israel when virtually all traffic and commerce ground to a halt at sunset Friday. Stores, restaurants ...