I grew up praying to a god in a language I did not understand. In particular, as an observant Conservative Jewish American (that is, “Conservative Jewish, not “conservative, Jewish”), I grew up ...

(JTA) Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday, March 21 that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than ...

Shema Yisrael, or the Shema, is the central affirmation of Judaism. The prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. Though this opening verse is ...

There are moments when history seems to stop; when centuries of faith, suffering and endurance collapse into a single gesture. This week, one such moment arrived in Israel amid an extraordinary ...