Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set on fire early Monday in London in what British police are ...

Investigators are working to understand the exact reason a man with a rifle crashed into a Michigan synagogue in what federal ...

Jews and Muslims are the two major religious groups in Western Europe and North America that most noticeably practice fasting. The rules relating to fasting are very similar in both Jewish and Muslim ...

James ‘Daniel’ Kipper, age 45, of Hampton and Cape Town, South Africa, passed away surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Daniel was born on March 25, 1980, in Raleigh, North ...

LA has lost a legendary shop owner. Don Kipper, the second-generation owner of Kip’s Toyland, LA’s oldest toy store, passed away on October 29, 2025, after a long battle with cancer. He was 79. His ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day in Judaism and is dedicated to reflection, repentance, and atonement. It occurs ten days after the Jewish New Year and concludes the period of moral self-examination.

Not long ago, I was talking with another rabbi, and we got onto an interesting question: Which Jewish holidays are the most commonly observed, even by Jews who are less observant? We both quickly ...

LONDON — In the midst of his deadly assault on worshipers at a Manchester synagogue last week, the attacker dialed 999, Britain’s emergency number, and told police he was pledging allegiance to the ...

When this Yom Kippur started, I knew I had to keep my phone on. Something deep inside me told me not to log off, not to allow myself the quiet of synagogue. Instead, I felt I had to stay vigilant — ...

Today is the second day of Sukkot, a week-long Jewish holiday dedicated to celebrating the harvest and the end of the high holiday season that began with Rosh HaShanah. While the focus of Sukkot is on ...

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