(JTA) — Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than 130 ...

Shema Yisrael “Hear, O Israel" is our declaration of Jewish faith. Its opening verse affirms the unity of Hashem and the absolute core of Jewish belief. The Shema has preserved Jewish identity and ...

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 ...

As we emerge from Tisha b’Av and our annual three-week period of mourning the destruction and loss of our Holy Temples in Jerusalem, we are invigorated and inspired every year by Parashat Vaetchanan.

This event was part of the Chabad-Lubavitch CTeen International Summit, an annual conference for Jewish teens from around the world. Former Israeli hostages Matan Zangauker, Ilana Gritzewsky, and ...

What is the secret that the patriarch Yaakov knew about the "Shema Yisrael" ("Hear O Israel") prayer - the Torah's famous declaration of God's unique Oneness? And why do we close our eyes when we ...

It is impossible to write this week’s column without referencing the terrible images of Rom Braslavski and Evyatar David, imprisoned for nearly two years in the evil clutches of Hamas. Their faces, ...