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EXALTING IN Sukkot at the Western Wall

Sukkot: Your guide to Judaism's week-long fall holiday

A rundown on the Sukkot's history and meaning, differing customs, and rules and times for when Yom Tov begins and ends.

30/09/2024

Rethinking prayer in the aftermath of Israel's most difficult year

This year’s challenges have tested our faith, but prayer remains a means for introspection and reassessing our priorities.

 ‘ANA B’KOACH,’ acrylic on canvas, 130 x 100 cm., 2014.

'Ana b'Koach': A powerful prayer for a New Year

“Ana b’Koach” is an especially appropriate prayer for the beginning of the year.

By MEIRA RAANAN , ESTHER CAMERON
22/09/2024
 A religious Orthodox Israeli Jew in a prayer shawl (tallit) prays while holding a phone.

What should Jews tremble for this Elul?

This year we do not need the metaphor of trembling fish to underscore the gravity and solemnity of this period. We have trembled for the past 11 months.

US criticizes Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit, sparking debate on Jewish prayer rights

US opposition to Itamar Ben Gvir's Temple Mount visit highlights hypocrisy in denying Jewish prayer rights while supporting discriminatory practices.

By ALIZA PILICHOWSKI
25/08/2024
 Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Wall Western, in the Old City of Jerusalem

Israelis, hostage families gather in thousands for Tisha B'Av prayers

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation said that the prayer would be held with families of hostages and IDF soldiers slain in battle.

 A religious Orthodox Israeli Jew in a prayer shawl (tallit) prays while holding a phone.

Want the solution to mental anguish? Try prayer

In times of threat and challenge, the value of prayer emerges as a multifaceted tool, offering solace, unity, and a pathway to mental peace.

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN
11/08/2024

Ben-Gvir is not the first to unequivocally promote Jewish prayer at the Temple Mount

The right to prayer at the Temple Mount was permitted long before Ben-Gvir, by the highest court in the land.

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