His in-laws, also in Ukraine, told him they couldn't get basics like bread and milk. There was little Myronyuk could do but pray that his loved ones would survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Already 30, he recited his first Shabbat prayers during a 15-hour blackout. His inaugural Purim was celebrated in a bomb shelter with internally displaced Jews from battered Chernihiv.

ORLANDO, Fla. — For most Christians, praying is not taught, except to young children or converts. But that doesn't mean praying can't be learned — much as someone would learn to swim or ride a bicycle ...

Ukrainians in the United States are praying for friends and family, donating money and supplies, and attending demonstrations. (Jose F. Moreno/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, File) ...

The Rev. Myron Myronyuk stayed up all night at home in Pennsylvania as his twin brother tried to flee Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, only to turn back because the road out was choked with traffic ...

FILE - Olena Avtukh joins others in prayer to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine during a rally at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022.

Prayers and despair: Ukrainians in the US decry invasion by: MICHAEL RUBINKAM and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Posted: Feb 26, 2022 / 01:05 PM EST Updated: Feb 26, 2022 / 02:41 PM EST ...

Prayers and despair: Ukrainians in the US decry invasion by: MICHAEL RUBINKAM and ELLIOT SPAGAT, Associated Press Posted: Feb 26, 2022 / 11:02 AM MST Updated: Feb 26, 2022 / 11:18 AM MST ...