Prayer
US Supreme Court agrees to hear case of Ohio Jew forbidden from holding home minyan
"If local governments can shut them down with a cease-and-desist order before anyone can challenge them in court, every single one of those gatherings is at risk," said Alliance Defending Freedom.
More than 1,400 killed, tens of thousands still missing from twin earthquakes in Venezuela
Thousands gather on National Mall for Trump-backed 'Rededicate 250' national prayer event
Trump to hold 'National Jubilee of Prayer,' raising concerns about separation of church and state
18th-century prayer book of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU ahead of Lag Ba’omer
The holiday will be marked at the museum with the unveiling of a unique siddur from Rabbi Isaac Luria, known as Ha'ari.
Florida Jewish community says kaddish for children killed in Holocaust
The Conservative synagogue calls the program "Remember a Child," and at least a third of the members in the 150-family congregation participate.
Legal brief filed to support case of Ohio Orthodox Jew banned from holding minyan in home
In January 2021, Daniel Grand invited a small group of neighbors to his home for Shabbat prayer services - a minyan, the quorum of ten men that Jewish law requires for communal worship.
Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount, says he feels like the ‘owner’ of holy site, Jordan condemns trip
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir says he feels like the “owner” of the Temple Mount and vows expanded Jewish access, as Jordan condemns the visit.
'May God kill, destroy the judges,' Yitzhak Yosef denounces ruling restricting Western Wall prayers
Former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef criticizes the High Court’s decision restricting Passover prayers at the Western Wall, calling the judges "heretics" and "Shabbat desecrators."
Crowd near Old City dispersed over safety concerns, police say
The group had been conducting prayers for the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr, the same day a fragment from an intercepted Iranian missile fell in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
Freed Israeli hostages recite Shema prayer on New York City stage in front of thousands
This event was part of the Chabad-Lubavitch CTeen International Summit, an annual conference for Jewish teens from around the world.
Coalition lawmakers vow to advance bill granting Chief Rabbinate authority over Western Wall prayer
A new bill aims to give the Chief Rabbinate control over Western Wall prayer arrangements, with coalition lawmakers pushing for its passage.
Israel must advance permits for egalitarian Western Wall plaza, High Court orders
The ruling followed a hearing earlier last week, during which justices pressed state and municipal representatives over why worshippers at the egalitarian section still cannot reach the Wall.
When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion
True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.
