On Sept. 4, 2021, future U.S. Vice President JD Vance posted a tweet questioning why more people were not discussing the case of the deceased convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey ...

(RNS) — On Yom Kippur, the Jewish community chanted the prayer Shema Koleinu and beseeched God: “Hear our voice; listen to our prayers and accept them in mercy!” Seldom are the pleas of an entire ...

When it comes to Jewish holidays, Simchat Torah is one of the happiest. A celebration of the completion of the annual cycle reading of the Torah and the start of a new one, Simchat Torah is ...

From left: Sinai Rabbinic Intern Moe Howard, Sinai Rabbis Gavriella Kornsgold, Avi Taff, David Wolpe, Nicole Guzik and Erez Sherman. Courtesy of Sinai Temple When Sinai Temple’s Simchat Torah Festival ...

Over the past two years, dozens have gathered each Sunday outside of the Har Sinai Oheb Shalom Congregation in Pikesville to show support for Israel. This week, they celebrated the release of living ...

Two years ago, on the joyous eve of Simchat Torah, the Hebrew calendar’s exuberant celebration marking the culmination of the annual Torah reading cycle, Hamas shattered the world for Jews everywhere.

The hostages—all men under the age of 50—were abducted during the brutal attacks that claimed the lives of over 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 people taken into Gaza. Their return was met with tears, ...

Rabba Anat Sharbat, the unofficial “rabbi of Hostages Square,” wept as she recited the Shehechiyanu blessing after lighting the candles to mark the beginning of Simchat Torah holiday on Monday evening ...

Liz Breier isn’t a member at Congregation Ner Tamid, but she was sure to be at the congregation’s Henderson synagogue near Valle Verde Drive and the 215 Beltway Tuesday evening. Because of a recent ...

"This Simchat Torah, we will dance again." That refrain was echoed coast-to-coast by American Jews on Monday, Oct. 13, as they prepared to celebrate one of their faith's most joyous holidays following ...

WASHINGTON. JEWISH COMMUNITIES AROUND THE GLOBE CONTINUE TO WELCOME THE HOSTAGE RELEASE DEAL, INCLUDING HERE IN SOUTH FLORIDA. MANY CONGREGATIONS WERE ALREADY PLANNING TO CELEBRATE TODAY, SINCE IT’S A ...