This past Sunday, a video circulated on social media of construction workers building the massive Yehudit pedestrian bridge in Tel Aviv. It was Friday night, and the workers momentarily stopped work ...

As is done at many synagogues in the US, at the end of the Friday night service we say Kiddush, the blessing over the wine as we sanctify Shabbat. Technically, the prayer starts by thanking God for ...

Serious congregations don’t schmooze during synagogue services. They wait until after the rabbi says “Kiddush.” That’s when the fun begins. Whether you have a weekly kiddush at your synagogue or a ...

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Yeah, fasting for 25 hours is hard, but the hardest mitzvah of the year doesn’t come until after Yom Kippur is over. Right after. For those of us who have made it through several hours of prayer ...