Prayer

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.

FEBRUARY 24, 2026|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Freed Israeli hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky, and Segev Kalfon, recite the Shema prayer on stage in Times Square on February 21, 2026.

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.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|ByKESHET NEEV

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.

FEBRUARY 22, 2026|BySARAH BEN-NUN

An illustrative photograph of a man wearing tefillin

When prayer is weaponized: Preserving faith’s sincerity in a politicized world - opinion

True prayer lights the heart and softens the soul; it cannot be weaponized without losing meaning.

FEBRUARY 15, 2026|ByJONATHAN LIEBERMAN

Parashat Vayechi: Change begins with you

Anyone who truly wants change must begin with himself – to be better, more generous, more understanding, and more open to differing views.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

Jacob crossed his hands when blessing Ephraim and Manasseh

Parashat Vayechi: King David's lesson in leadership

King David’s final words are not a farewell. They are a summons. A summons to responsibility, to faith and to moral resolve.

JANUARY 2, 2026ByMICHAEL FREUND

Israel to allow daylight pilgrimage at Joseph’s tomb for first time in 25 years

Until now, visits have taken place almost exclusively at night, coordinated by the Israeli military and conducted under heavy security escort.

DECEMBER 29, 2025ByPESACH BENSON/TPS

Israel to allow daytime Jewish prayer at Joseph’s Tomb for first time in 25 years

Parashat Vayera: Abraham vs Social Darwinism

Abraham believed in the power of his connection to God and in its ability to bring about true transformation – far more powerfully than any punishment, no matter how justified.

NOVEMBER 7, 2025ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ

One of the purposes of creation is that we establish a channel of relationship with the infinite divine, even when it defies rational understanding

Simchat Torah in Hostages Square lays bare divide over just how much to celebrate yet

“We hold both joy for those who came home and hope and pain for those who haven’t,” Zohar said. “We are one people, one heart.”

OCTOBER 16, 2025ByDEBORAH DANAN/JTA

People dance around worshipers holding Torahs during the "hakafot" ritual of Simchat Torah in Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Oct. 14, 2025.

Psalms in tunnels: How scripture steadied Israel’s hostages

As the 20 living hostages return, faith plays a pivotal role in their survival and reunion. From prayers in captivity to blessings on release, spirituality shaped their journey home.

OCTOBER 15, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF