Prayer

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.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
18th-century prayerbook of Luria’s teachings to go on display at ANU.
RENEE ALBERSHEIM was murdered during the Holocaust. A Jewish couple in Florida has said the Mourner's Kaddish for her daily for years.

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.

|BySTEWART AIN/JTA
A Jewish person holds Tehillim, the book of Psalms, seeking solace in prayer on Memorial Day in Tel Aviv

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.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER
National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Temple Mount alongside Rabbi Elisha Wolfson, calling to expand Jewish worship at holy site, Sunday, April 12, 2026.

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.

|ByKESHET NEEV, REUTERS

No atheists in a foxhole: Turning to God during hardship - opinion

The adage, “There are no atheists in a foxhole” encapsulates this phenomenon, suggesting that in moments of peril, belief in a higher power surges, becoming a beacon of solace and hope.

APRIL 21, 2024ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN
TWO ELDERLY women look at the considerable damage caused when a Scud missile slammed into their house, January 18, 1991, in the Gulf War, when Iraq started firing Scuds into Israel. The war ended on February 28.

'Kaddish Around the World': Stories of Jewish mourners struggling to pray

The book describes the supreme efforts of mourners to find a minyan, a prayer quorum of 10 men, in many countries and in the most unlikely places for the recitation of the Mourner’s Kaddish

APRIL 14, 2024ByATARA BECK
SAYING KADDISH at graves of fallen soldiers, on Remembrance Day at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl.

From Morocco to Poland: Rabbi Pinto's journey of prayer

MARCH 31, 2024ByDAVID BERGER

Tens of thousands participate in global Shema prayer on behalf of Israeli hostages

At the Western Wall, speakers wearing tags marked “167” for the number of days the hostages have been captive likened the plight of the hostages to the Jews of Persia in the Purim tale.

MARCH 22, 2024ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Jews attend a prayer for the return of the Israeli hostages held by Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest prayer site in the Old City of Jerusalem, March 21, 2024.

Jewish communities unite for Kriat Shema for return of hostages

"Join us live from the Western Wall to hear the voices and exclusive stories of the hostage families, concluding in a moment of prayer and solidarity."

MARCH 21, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jewish communities unite for Kriat Shema for return of hostages, March 21, 2024

Brave hearts: Soldiers standing strong against fear

FEBRUARY 21, 2024ByMARK FISH
INTEREST IN Torah study is growing among non-observant Jews.

'We need more faith in God': A million thoughts during war - opinion

We need more faith in God. We are so lucky we have Hashem. I need to pray more. Did I say Shema?

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByHADASSAH CHEN
CAREFREE BEACH day: Selfie taken October 6, before the world changed.

Why do we pray? Turning to God in times of trauma - opinion

Perhaps prayer’s greatest benefit is that it enables us to elevate and purify ourselves.

FEBRUARY 17, 2024ByDVORA WAYSMAN
A Jewish man praying (Illustrative).

Father arrested after son bowed down on Temple Mount

While on break from serving in the reserves on the Gaza border, Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Peirman took his three kids to the Temple Mount.

JANUARY 23, 2024ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Rabbi Avraham Yitzchak Peirman's youngest son lying on the stairs at the Temple Mount.

Jewish people find comfort amid war at Western Wall

Beyond the Headlines: A weekly glimpse into the Israel you won’t read about in the news.

JANUARY 22, 2024BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
An illustrative image of the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.