Tag: Prayer
Thousands attend Western Wall prayer session for the return of hostages
A special prayer session for the hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip and for the safety of Israeli forces was held at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City on Wednesday.
The...
US Jews supply thousands of tzitzit to Israeli soldiers
As the Israel Defense Forces prepare to move into Gaza to destroy the Hamas terrorist group, an American rabbi affiliated with the Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement has launched a campaign to supply Israeli soldiers with tzitzit,...
Rabbi Leo Dee shoved during Sukkot prayers in Tel Aviv
Rabbi Leo Dee, who lost his wife and two daughters in a terrorist attack in April, was intentionally barged into by a passerby while praying at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv on Thursday morning.
The passerby...
Jews pray at Tel Aviv’s Habima Square for World Tefillin Day
A Jewish prayer gathering took place at Tel Aviv's Habima Square on Wednesday morning as part of World Tefillin Day.
The event this year coincides with Tu B'av, celebrated in modern Israel as a holiday of love, but with ancient roots, dating back to the Temple period in Jerusalem when it marked the start of the grape harvest.
2,200 Jews ascend Temple Mount since start of Passover
More than 2,200 Jews have ascended Temple Mount, located in Jerusalem’s Old City, since Passover began on April 5.
Of those, some 1,200 visited Judaism’s holiest site on Monday, Israeli officials said.
Tensions remain high at...
Ben Shapiro at Temple Mount: Jews face apartheid there
On Sunday afternoon, Ben Shapiro, the editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, ascended to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem to pray with his parents and a group of followers.
Shapiro’s first visit to the Temple Mount was...
New accessible ‘siddur’ uses photos and graphics to accompany prayers
Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis visited a school this week to unveil a first-of-its-kind prayer book designed for people with learning disabilities.
It was created by the charity JWeb,...
UK chief rabbi issues prayer for Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee
Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth, wished Queen Elizabeth II “many more years of blessing” in a prayer that he issued on Wednesday in honor of her Platinum...
Poll finds half of Jewish Israelis support Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
Fifty percent of the Jewish population of Israel support Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the holiest site in Judaism, according to an Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) Israeli Voice Index poll.
The survey...
After deadly attacks, new synagogue guidelines call for weapons, phones on Shabbat
In the wake of the recent wave of deadly terror attacks in Israel, the World Organization of Orthodox Communities and Synagogues on Wednesday called for congregations to take precautions against possible attacks. Among its...