(RNS) — Some of my favorite malapropisms have happened in synagogues during worship. For example, there was the bar mitzvah kid several years ago who stood up to give his speech, thanking everyone ...

Jewish liturgy can feel archaic or demanding, but its oldest words still have something to say to our most contemporary struggles, writes the host of the “Thoughts and Prayers” podcast. Several years ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. THE TEMPLE MOUNT, which Muslims call the Haram al-Sharif, is holy to both Jews and Muslims and has been a flashpoint since 1967.

When the Hebrew words felt empty, a rabbi suggested thinking of it as “Wow! Please? Thank you." By Jodi Rudoren See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en ...

Even though most Jews live in democracies, they continue to pray for their leaders -- not the people who elect them. This Shabbat, like every Shabbat, synagogues around the world will pray for the ...

The Holocaust in Norway was especially devastating relative to the size of the country’s small Jewish community. Of the roughly 1,100 Jews who remained in Norway and did not flee, about 770 were ...

Thousands of Jews, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir among them, entered the Temple Mount holy site in Jerusalem to mark the Tisha B’Av fast on Thursday. Some of them openly prayed, in a ...