The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

A Jewish proverb illustrates how familiarity can lead to overlooking life's greatest blessings, comparing it to those living ...

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Michael Baror, deputy ambassador at the Israeli embassy in Kenya (with watering can), plants a tree at the Ramogi Institute of Advanced Technology in Kisumu, Kenya. Photo by Ryan Torok With the ...

As members of the Jewish community settled into their seats recently at Yom Kippur services, everyone had a pretty good idea of what to expect. It’s the annual spiritual cleansing, dedicated to ...

In a memorial event organized by the Jewish community on Wednesday, UK’s Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis also added a special prayer for the memory of the Queen.

Besties at CampYavneh: Friendships formed at sleepaway camp last a lifetime. The author is the second person from the right. Courtesy of Shuli Weinstein. Sad as it is, summer 2016 is over and the long ...

When I worked at a Catholic college, the nuns were forever blessing me, even when I hadn’t sneezed. The nuns’ blessings were like a warm, fuzzy blanket on a cold winter night. During my seven years at ...

a hell on earth, as was Gehenna where the priestly text was found. Peace is the priestly holy blessing’s bottom line, and its date is well past due, all seekers of its spell compelled to wait, by ...