Q. Why do many people sing "z’mirot" (special table songs) during the Shabbat meals? A. It is an old custom to sing z’mirot at the Shabbat table. The z’mirot that are most widely known are full of ...

The installation was an attempt to raise awareness among the US population to the efforts to secure the release of the hostages and hopes to increase global pressure on Hamas and their supporters. The ...

The “Israeli Sabbath” initiative dreamt up by the Beit Hillel rabbinic organization has reached the Knesset. The initiative aims to bring Israelis from across the religious spectrum together for a ...

Israeli Americans and supporters hold displays of kidnapped individuals, calling for their return, as they gather around an installation in Times Square featuring a 222-seat Shabbat (Sabbath) table ...

The Shabbat tables extend from one end of the parking lot of Young Israel of Woodmere to the other — accompanied by empty seats that won't be filled and plates that won't be used for dining. Hanging ...