(JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than ...

But Tuesday’s prayers were far more explicit, with numerous men flattening themselves on the ground, and loud calls of “Shema ...

and he found it in small prayers. He started saying blessings over food, like ‘Borei Minei Mezonot’ (a blessing for non-bread foods -ed.), which he had never said before, and ‘Shema Yisrael ...

A class by Rabbi Heschel Greenberg on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah: Why Shema Blessings Are Different. Rabbi Heschel Greenberg has launched a new series of classes on the Rambam’s Mishneh Torah in ...

Boys in Jerusalem's ultra-Orthodox neighborhood of Mea She'arim recite the "Shema Yisrael" prayer in the presence of a week-old baby, a day before his circumcision ceremony, July 9, 2023.

Biden in his remarks referred to the recent synagogue hostage crisis as an example of courage in the face of divisiveness. The New York Democrat added a reading from Leviticus that emphasized ...