But beyond the display lies a quieter, more enduring covenantal act that we perform every day: Birkat HaTorah, the blessings we recite before learning Torah. The way we bless the Torah every ...

The blessing that Jewish boys receive on Friday night was given in the Torah — but not by a father. It was given by a grandfather. The truth is: The blessing only gets stranger. The blessing ...

When the Hebrew words felt empty, a rabbi suggested thinking of it as “Wow! Please? Thank you." By Jodi Rudoren As part of “Believing,” The New York Times asked several writers to explore a ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered at the holiest Jewish prayer site in Jerusalem on Tuesday for the traditional priestly blessing prayer. South Africa police minister says ...