This week’s Torah portion, Va-yakhel, is the first of two Torah portions concerned with the building of the Mishkan. In next week’s portion, Pekudei, we find the actual dedication of the Mishkan. I ...

Rabbi Arthur Waskow, an activist and author of more than two dozen books that refracted progressive causes like civil rights, ...

The holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown today, Oct. 1, described as the Day of Atonement where fasting, prayer and repentance will take place for 25 hours. While Americans should be ...

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, is a solemn holiday for reflection, repentance, and fasting. It marks the end of the High Holy Days, which begin with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening, Sept. 22. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom ...

Rosh Hashanah is here, and the Jewish New Year is being celebrated with a slew of prayer services across town — and a lot of good food, too. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh ...

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In early October, Rabbi Chaim Amsili, a council member representing Bnei HaTorah in Ashdod, a city on Israel’s coastal plain ...