(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 ...

WASHINGTON — Sen. Chuck Schumer, the most senior Jewish elected official in U.S. history, recited the Shema prayer at the National Prayer Breakfast on Thursday. The New York Democrat added a reading ...

For the first time ever, Mixed Martial Arts, the full-contact sport that consists of people beating the hell out of each other, just held their World Championship in Israel. To mark his win, MMA ...

The evening before Rosh Hashana, I was walking in our Jerusalem neighborhood, enjoying the crisp air while chatting on the phone with my sister in Pittsburgh. Suddenly, my phone began to buzz with a ...

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The children, families and teachers at the Early Childhood Center of Temple Beth Sholom of Roslyn recently participated in the annual PJ Shema Party. The festivities began with a pizza dinner followed ...

Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, and taken hostage by Hamas. Sharabi had never recited the Shema. Until he was in Gaza. Even though he was never a religious man ...

A young Jewish man was arrested on the Temple Mount Thursday afternoon, for suspicion of saying “Shema Israel,” legal aid society Honenu reported. The detainee is being represented by a Honenu ...