The essence of Simchat Torah is the completion of the reading of the Torah scroll, and the joy and celebration that naturally ensues from the annual culmination of the Torah-reading cycle. Because of ...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Original Women of the Wall group held a prayer service in the women’s section of the Western Wall that included a Torah scroll. It was the first time that women have succeeded in ...

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Living in Herzliya and working in the Old City of Jerusalem means I get to ride the train to work in the morning. Other than cafes, there is no better place to meet and get to know the widely diverse ...

Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jews are turning to the booming high-tech sector for jobs. Haredi families often have six, eight or even 10 children. And the traditional model - whereby the women go out to ...

ROSH HASHANAH traditions will ring in the Jewish New Year, otherwise known as the "head [of] the year", this week. Revellers will celebrate the occasion with six traditions - so what are they and how ...

The Original Women of the Wall group's morning service was "dignified and joyous," according to the group, though several haredi Orthodox women blew loud whistles to disrupt it. JERUSALEM (JTA) — The ...