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New prayer book offers inclusive worship for people with cognitive disabilities

Conservative Movement in Israel and the Israeli Center for Cognitive Accessibility release the second edition of a prayer book that uses symbols and simplified language to help worshippers understand prayers without long or complex texts

ynet | 12.02.25

‘Let it rain’: Mass prayer for rain held at Sea of Galilee as Israel faces worst drought in a century

With Israel facing its worst drought in a century and the Sea of Galilee 28 centimeters below its lower red line, dozens gathered on its shores to pray for rain, led by Safed’s Chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, recalling past prayers said to have brought storms

Yair Kraus | 10.30.25

Yom Kippur 2025: Fast start and end times, laws and customs guide

Yom Kippur 2025 begins Wednesday evening, Oct. 1, and ends Thursday night, Oct. 2; here are the full fast times across Israel, along with a practical guide to laws, traditions and prayers observed on the holiest day of the Jewish year

Rabbi Yehuda Brandes | 10.01.25

From persecution to prayer: The history behind the Jewish Kaddish

The Kaddish is recited daily in synagogue prayers but is most closely linked with death and loss. This connection to mourning is only centuries old, shaped by Jewish responses to disasters and one rabbi’s pivotal role in its spread.

Eliezer Hayun | 10.01.25

Yom Kippur: The gift of a clean slate

Opinion: The holiest day of the year is not about guilt; it is about freedom, renewal and the courage to begin again

Nachman (Nathan) Hoffman | 09.29.25

Rare medieval Yom Kippur prayer book from Crimea joins National Library of Israel collection

The 14th century manuscript includes piyyutim found nowhere else, offering a vital link to medieval Jewish life and liturgy

Itamar Eichner | 09.28.25

Over 50 thousand people participated in Selichot services on the eve of Rosh Hashanah at the Western Wall

Forgiveness as freedom: The deeper message of Selichot

The ancient prayers remind us that letting go of resentment is not weakness; It is the key to growth and renewal

Nachman (Nathan) Hoffman | 09.18.25

Will Ashkenazi selichot vanish? Preserving a nearly-millennium-old Jewish tradition

Ashkenazi selichot, penitential prayers dating back nearly a millennium, face decline as fewer communities observe them; scholar Mishael Vaknin works to preserve this historic tradition through research, books, recordings and public performances in modern Israel

Yaniv Pohoryles | 09.09.25

Jewish family ordered to leave Belgian vacation home over Shabbat prayers

Owner of the vacation apartment showed up at the Shabbat meal after neighbors complained about a 'suspicious gathering' - referring to a Friday night prayer service - and demanded the family leave

Itamar Eichner | 08.18.25

Israelis flock to Shiloh to pray for America

Israeli worshipers gather in Shiloh to pray for a strong America

Organizers: Strong America values biblical heartland

ILTV | 11.05.24

The liturgical poem sung at his son's funeral, and a bereaved mother's search for words: Prayers of the war heroes

Inspiring figures from the war recount a section of the Yom Kippur prayers that is close to their hearts, and offer their personal prayer for the holiest day in Jewish calendar

Shmuel Munitz, Marcy Oster, Itzchak Tessler | 10.11.24

From Kol Nidre to Neilah: All Jewish prayers for Yom Kippur

We’ve compiled for you the well-wishing, comforting time-honored words in an extensive prayer project – the Ynetnews Machzor; We invite everyone to become at one with the tunes – old and new – and choose your personal favorite from the prayer soundtrack, embedded within the DNA of the Jewish soul

Liron Nagler-Cohen | 10.11.24

'Israel must be erased': vandals write in Western Wall prayer books

Jewish Worshipper frequenting the holy site say recent months saw rise of worrying phenomenon in which prayer books wishing well to Israel or the IDF are defaced

Shilo Freid | 09.16.24

Tel Aviv ban on holiday prayers in public spaces sparks outcry

After demonstrations over gender-segregated public prayers last year, municipality rejects requests ahead of Jewish holiday season

Shilo Freid | 08.06.24

Defying status quo, Ben-Gvir endorses Jewish prayer at flashpoint Temple Mount

National security minister says 'I am the political echelon, and the political echelon permits Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount' at Knesset conference; Gallant: 'Pyromaniac trying to ignite the Middle East'

Shilo Freid, Moran Azulay, Meir Turgeman | 07.24.24