Scholars are calling a rare Hebrew text dating back to the 9th century the earliest known Jewish prayer book, predating the world's oldest Torah scroll. The 50-page book is 4.3 inches tall and about 4 ...

A scribe created the volume, now known as the Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, in Vienna 600 years ago. It was recently returned to ...

The power of women. The handbook of Purim is the Megillah of Esther, not Mordechai. She is clearly the heroine of the story, ...

Purim teaches that salvation comes through tefillah — but through tefillah that leads to courageous action. Through bitachon ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: There has been a new development in the Reform movement of Judaism, the largest and most liberal branch of Judaism in the U.S. There’s a new prayer book out, and it has been ...

Torah study and prayer are decidedly low-tech ventures, but the rise in popularity of handheld multimedia devices like the iPod, PalmPilot and Treo Smartphone has brought a 21st century edge to ...

Our time is limited. How much time should we devote to prayer, and how much to Torah study? Which activity is more important? We find the Talmudic sages Rava and Rav Hamenuna debated this issue: “Rava ...

The bill passed by a margin of 56-47 and will now be discussed in Knesset committee meetings. It will still need to undergo ...

I recently returned home from my 10th summer at URJ Camp Newman in Santa Rosa, Calif., where every year I spend two weeks on the faculty. At the end of every meal, the dining hall is filled with the ...