I've been waiting for this to happen for a long time,” said singer and Kanisse community member Galeet Dardashti.

At Kol Nidre this year, vocalist and anthropologist Galeet Dardashti will co-lead services in the Persian musical liturgical custom.

Explore the significance of the Shofar during Rosh Hashanah and its role in reflection and renewal for the coming year.

When filmmaker Sandi DuBowski went to Jerusalem in the 1990s looking for gay Orthodox Jews to interview for his film “Trembling Before G-d,” he was told the same thing over ...

Illuminations #193 a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Mordechai and Tsivia Abraham share stories ...

Acts of Chessed are especially important during the season of Rosh Hashanah, the holiday commemorating Creation, the greatest ...

Dvir Lisha HY"D was a victim of the Katif Disengagement at the age of 3 when his family was expelled from their home, and, tragically, also a victim of its results when he was killed, fighting ...

In the 40-day period before Easter, known as Lent, many Christians may participate in fasting or reflection. The week ...

Israel’s parliamentary arithmetic is a miracle of its own—if by “miracle” you mean permanent coalition hostage crisis.

Who were the most determined insurgents against the ancient Romans? If it were an exam question, good marks might go to the student who answers that it had to be the Germani, who destroyed no fewer ...

A Texas man raised in an Orthodox Jewish family in the Boston area has been charged with threatening Zohran Mamdani, the ...

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