The Jewish penitential poems and prayers known as Selichot are said every day in the period leading up to the High Holidays, with the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy as a central theme throughout each ...

For the first time since its inception 25 years ago, Women of the Wall, the organization behind the battle to wrest control of Judaism’s holiest site from the Orthodox establishment, will hold a ...

Thousands participated on Thursday night in the sixth Selichot prayers at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem. During the ceremony, thousands offered a united prayer for the speedy return of the ...

The Hebrew month of Elul began on Wednesday, and this year, there will be 17 central prayer assemblies for the Israeli public to say Selichot, the Western Wall Heritage Foundation announced in a press ...

Across Israel, preparations are already underway for the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services. During this season in Israel, synagogues overflow, and many new prayer gatherings open- in kibbutzim, in ...

Is it only me or is there something truly special in the air? Last night in the community of Kochav Yair in central Israel, together with singer Sivan Talmor, I was privileged to participate in an ...