What happens when two Jewish musicians shaped by different life experiences come together to create a 21st-century take on Kabbalat Shabbat? The result is “Raza,” a recording released digitally in ...

Ruby Chen, father of Itay Chen who was kidnapped to Gaza on October 7, 2023 and whose body was returned last month, said, ...

Mosaic United, the World Zionist Organization, the European Jewish Congress and about 30 other groups announced a powerful campaign in solidarity with the Hamas' hostages. In 50 countries, ...

In a move that apparently would make history for an Orthodox synagogue in the United States, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale is scheduled Friday night to have a woman lead a Kabbalat Shabbat service ...

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The bar is doling out drinks as fast as it can manage. A man at the front recites Kaddish while the mixed-gender congregation slouches, sipping beer, eating snacks, talking on cell phones. It sounds ...

Former captive Omri Miran arrives at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square for the first time since his release home for a Kabbalat Shabbat gathering. Miran’s family, his father Dani Miran, his wife Lishi ...

Last Friday night my wife and I went to participate in Kabbalat Shabbat (Welcoming the Sabbath) services at the Tel Aviv Port, at a beautiful spot, right next to the Mediterranean Sea, just as the sun ...