I grew up praying to a god in a language I did not understand. In particular, as an observant Conservative Jewish American (that is, “Conservative Jewish, not “conservative, Jewish”), I grew up ...

Shema Yisrael, or the Shema, is the central affirmation of Judaism. The prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. Though this opening verse is ...

Journalist Dvir Amar on Monday night posted a video showing an Israeli soldier reciting the Shema Israel verse before blowing up a mosque that was used by Hamas for terrorist purposes. The soldier, ...

Lt. Col. Ofer Winter (L) vs. Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. Brigadier General (ret.) Ofer Winter, who was recently pushed out of the IDF, may be reinstated after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ...

(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 130 ...

Every night, my wife and kids and I have a ritual before bed. Maybe, if you’re a parent, you’ve done something similar. We help them brush their teeth and put on pajamas (which is sometimes a ...