The main feast should be on Friday, and it's advisable to schedule it for morning or early afternoon, or to "connect" it with ...

One of the most significant changes is regarding the Purim Seudah. Ordinarily, the meal is held in the afternoon and extends into the night. However, since it is Erev Shabbat, one must finish the main ...

By giving Judaica to wildfire evacuees, the entire community has the opportunity to come together and support one another.

The Romans named the seventh day Saturday, based on the Roman god Saturn. The word means “enough.” Saturn’s reign was ...

“We don’t turn everything off,” Salsburg jokes. “But we light the Shabbat candles and say Hamotzi and drink wine. We’d like to keep it going. But I don’t really have any Jewish ...

The tenth and eleventh weekly Torah readings from Exodus, Vayakkel (35:1-38:20) and Pekekudei (38:21-40:38) deal with the construction of the Tabernacle during Moses’s time. Many readers think the ...

Absolute evil was ultimately thrown into the trash heap of history. And in Goebbels’ mansion? Hundreds of Jewish American ...

Jerusalem candle lighting time is 17:02 on Friday. Israel National News' North American desk will continue to keep you informed until just before candle lighting time in New York at 17:36 EST.

If you encounter a stranger crying in a public place, what do you do? For many people, a natural instinct is avoidance. Rabbi ...

The Shvesters, originally from Michigan but with Israel their new home base, are hopping on the tour circuit to major cities ...

In Judaism, Shabbat is a foretaste of eternity on Earth; it is supposed to be a moment of rest and peace and a glimpse into ...

The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, which burned in the Eaton Fire, was a second home for Jewish teens in the California city. LOS ANGELES — The Shabbat service was in many ways standard fare ...