Members of Temple Emanu-El in Birmingham gathered recently for their traditional Friday Shabbat service. But this particular ...
A half-hour before services were scheduled to begin, the lobby of Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch was packed with eager worshipers, with as many as 1,400 expected. The 30-plus member ...
Hold the Manishevitz. This is not your bubbe’s Shabbat. Gen Z and Millennial New Yorkers are eschewing the traditional Friday night Jewish dinners for buzzy Shabbat-themed parties at trendy bars and ...
Shortly after 7:30 p.m. Friday the shofar, the traditional ram's horn, is scheduled to sound a call to prayer in the packed sanctuary of Touro Synagogue, signalling the moment Touro's usual Shabbat ...
TEL AVIV, Israel — It's Friday morning, and Jewish culinary guru Adeena Sussman is wheeling home a cart of vegetables from the Carmel Market for a weekend cooking ritual she recommends to everyone.
Holidays are commonly thought of as special times because they only happen once a year. Often, they involve celebrating, spending quality time with loved ones, and making ourselves aware of the ...
After the candles were lit, the wine blessed and the bread broken, Jimmy Gamliel and Yosi Levy, standing on a small stage in front of patrons at Tempo Restaurant in Encino, broke into traditional ...
Who could have imagined that a group of Jewish tourists from the former Soviet Union—still learning the rhythm and soul of ...