Prayer

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.

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Palestinians are standing in queues in front of Damascus Gate on Eid Al-Fitr on March 20, 2026 in Jerusalem.
Freed Israeli hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky, and Segev Kalfon, recite the Shema prayer on stage in Times Square on February 21, 2026.

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. 

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A general view of Jerusalem's Old City shows the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in the foreground as the Dome of the Rock, located on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, is seen in the background.

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.

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A Jewish woman covered in a white prayer shawl prays in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, during the Jewish holiday of Passover, April 2, 2018

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.

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King Salman calls for nationwide prayer for rain in Saudi Arabia

The Royal Court urged Saudis all to perform the Istisqa prayer, and to increase in repentance and voluntary worship.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Mountains in the desert in Saudi Arabia, January 2022.

Global Chabad emissaries conference opens in NY amid rising antisemitism and tragedy in the UAE

Thousands of emissaries gather to address unity, resilience, and the challenges of the past year.

NOVEMBER 28, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Global Chabad emissaries conference opens in New York amid rising antisemitism and tragedy in the UAE

'Az Nashir': 55 women share personal prayers in wake of Oct. 7

Many of the authors are well known on the Israeli scene as writers, poets, authors, educators, and creatives in a variety of areas.

NOVEMBER 18, 2024ByTOBY KLEIN GREENWALD
THREE EDITORS take in the fruits of their heartfelt labor (L to R): Anne Gordon, Rachel Sharansky Danziger, Shira Lankin Sheps.

This Yom Kippur, I prayed with all my might - opinion

Encountering a transformative Yom Kippur, and finding meaning in prayer amid war and grief.

NOVEMBER 3, 2024ByHAYIM LEITER
ON A STREET in Jerusalem, Hersh Goldberg-Polin is depicted in a mural created by friends. When we learned of Yahya Sinwar’s demise mere days after Yom Kippur, I couldn’t help but think that our prayers had something to do with it; maybe it was even thanks to Hersh, says the writer.

Can reciting psalms from the Bible heal injuries or illness?

It is my belief that heartfelt prayers recited with greater understanding can be a source of solace and inspiration.

OCTOBER 16, 2024BySHLOMO M. BRODY
A SON reads psalms for his father in Shaare Zedek Medical Center.

After bomb threat interrupted Kol Nidre, this congregation kept praying on Manhattan street

Immediately after the call came in, the synagogue security guard alerted the congregants, prompting 400 people to exit the building.

OCTOBER 15, 2024ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
The Town and Village Synagogue in New York's East Village.

1700 people join Rabbi Yoshiyahu Pinto for Yom Kippur prayers in Jerusalem

OCTOBER 14, 2024ByDAVID BERGER

I started AtoneNet, a space for public ritual confession; Here’s why I’m shutting it down - opinion

The purpose of the vidui is to have the entire community atone for its sins; you’re repenting not just for your own shortcomings, but for the shortcomings of the person sitting next to you.

OCTOBER 11, 2024ByDAVID ZVI KALMAN/JTA
Anonymous "confessions" posted to AtoneNet before it was shut down after 11 years.

Rosh Yehudi association cancels gender-separate prayers due to fears of disruption

The decision for this year's service followed conflicts last year at a service where tensions were high between those who wanted divided prayers and those who did not want to see division in public.

OCTOBER 10, 2024ByMAYA GUR ARIEH, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
AN EGALITARIAN prayer service takes place during public prayer at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, on Yom Kippur, Sunday.

My Word: In times like these, every song becomes a prayer - opinion

ISRAELI MUSIC is changing, in tune with the times. Elton John sings “Sad songs say so much...” but in Hebrew, sad songs have their own elevated status.

OCTOBER 2, 2024ByLIAT COLLINS
SOLDIERS DANCE at a concert by singer Idan Raichel at an army base in the South, last month. In these days of trauma and war there may be room for optimism, says the writer.