Prayer
The other confession: Yom Kippur as the night journey of the soul
Few images capture Yom Kippur more powerfully than a person bent over a machzor (prayer book), quietly reciting its catalogue of sins.
10 Christian Zionists: Lou Engle, No. 7
For the first time since Oct. 7: Tashlich ceremony to take place at Zikim Beach
This Rosh Hashanah, let gratitude trump grievance - opinion
Top of the morning: An existentialist guide to Jewish prayer
Prayer may be an essential part of Jewish practice, but it is precisely because of its regularity that its inner essence is often passed over.
Praying on broken ground: A father’s Yom Kippur with a son in Gaza - opinion
What does it mean to stand with your granddaughters, to pray and to play with them on the synagogue floor? To know that another generation is already here, watching, carrying, inheriting?
Kibbutz Be’eri unveils Yom Kippur prayer book blending Sephardi, Ashkenazi rites
Koren Publishing confirmed that the project was initiated by the kibbutz in partnership with the publishing house, and that the prayer book would be for community use only, and not for purchase.
Eagles’ Wings Leads Historic Delegation to Israel
The event will culminate in the Global Day of Prayer for the Peace of Jerusalem
Yom Kippur: Conversation or meaningless words? - opinion
I struggle to find my place, hiding thoughts inside my head that cannot be revealed, impatient with a mind-numbing experience, reciting prayers that seem detached.
The lesson of Yom Kippur: We must fight indifference and marvel at all life's gifts - opinion
It is the day that fights apathy by asking us to recognize the faculty of utter appreciation through its specific prayers.
Yom Kippur: Kol Nidre – the prayer of everyone
Whoever you are, whatever your year has been, the community proclaims: Anu matirin lehitpallel im ha-avaryanim. Tonight, we permit ourselves to pray together.
Hostages, families gather for slihot at Western Wall
At the Western Wall, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz led a collective prayer for the return of the remaining 48 hostages held in Gaza, for the safety of Israel’s security forces, and for peace.
Independence and partnership: A Rosh Hashanah prayer for Israel - opinion
KNOW COMMENT: This 5786, let's embrace a plot of purpose and a belief in inevitable, righteous movement towards peace and stability.
Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.
The Lisbon Mahzor is now complete after the National Library of Israel reclaims its missing parts, preserving a key piece of Jewish history.
