I live in one of the most concentrated Jewish communities in the United States, the Upper West Side of Manhattan, and I no longer have a daily morning minyan to attend in person. The pandemic ...

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A new siddur and chumash, with more emphasis on Israel and the experience of Orthodox women, are challenging the publisher’s primacy. NEW YORK (JTA) — For decades, one name dominated the bookshelves ...

“This Siddur seeks to reflect a sensitivity to women’s prayer experiences.” That understated line is nestled in the editor’s introduction to a Modern Orthodox group’s new siddur, or prayer book. It’s ...

Orthodox Archbishop Ieronymos II of Athens and all of Greece lights a candle as he enters St. Mena Cathedral in Heraklion, Greece, June 19. The Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church opened ...

Rev. Vasile Sauciur rarely holds long masses at Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Echo Park. But Sunday was different. The church’s parking lot was packed. Inside the temple adorned with ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks at the daily briefing of the White House Coronavirus Task Force at the White House, April 10, 2020.

Israeli Court Allows Non-Orthodox Prayer by Women at Western Wall (Jerusalem) JERUSALEM — In a landmark ruling on the struggle over prayer at Judaism’s holiest shrine, an Israeli court ruled Thursday ...