Seventeen million souls deprived of the right to experience life. Anyone who views the Holocaust as a Jewish problem is ...

While their ancestors may have been forced to hide or abandon their Judaism following the Alhambra Decree of 1492, these Bnei ...

He begged for mercy by saying that he was Jewish. They told him that he needed to prove his Jewishness, and fast. He quickly recited, “Shema Yisrael.” They let him go with a warning that he ...

As Israel readies to receive dozens of liberated hostages, its citizens and Jews around the world are preparing for some to ...

When examining various English translations of the Torah, I notice that about half translate shema from Shema Yisrael as “Hear, Israel” and the other half as “Listen, Israel.” Does this ...

Thousands attend Tel Aviv demonstration in eager anticipation of Hamas's response to proposal, while hundreds in Jerusalem ...

Shema brings to mind the quintessential statement of Jewish faith which has echoed through the generations, morning and evening, during times of peace and persecution. But where is the deep faith ...

At a time when a deal between Israel and Hamas for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and release of hostages appears imminent, ...

And it shall be for a sign to thee upon thy hand, and for a memorial between thy eyes, that the Lord’s Tora may be in thy ...

The center’s co-director and rabbi, Yaakov Kotlarsky, recited the Shema, the Hebrew prayer proclaiming in the oneness of God. The holiday commemorates the victory of the Maccabees, a group of ...

That there should be a miracle.” Hillary Chorny, cantor at Los Angeles’ Temple Beth Am, suggested a way Jewish liturgy could reflect the mix of gratitude for the hostages’ release and grief ...