“We will not only survive, we will thrive,” the congregation’s student rabbi and spiritual leader, Benjamin Russell, told his ...

When Rabbi Jack Zanerhaft arrived at Temple Emanu-El of Long Beach in March 2017, he quickly got to work connecting with the community. One of his early priorities was establishing a distinct Shabbat ...

We live in the buckle of the Bible Belt,” said Beth Israel Congregation's leader. “We just have to be grateful for the ...

It has become common to view Shabbat on a number of levels. Yet, no matter how you do so, one question remains uncomfortable: the Talmud states that the non-Jew who observes Shabbat deserves death.

Charlie Kirk isn’t wrong about Shabbat — he just has some funny ideas about what it should be. In the conservative influencer’s new book, Stop, in the Name of God: Why Honoring the Sabbath Will ...

Chewy, Navy Federal Credit Union and Aldi lead a group of 750 companies recognized for delivering the best customer service in America, according to a study by USA TODAY and its research partner Plant ...

When OneTable, a nonprofit that helps organize and fund Shabbat dinners for thousands of young adults each year, introduced its new chief executive in May, things seemed to be on the upswing. Amid a ...

For Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, synagogues see the largest turnouts of the year of congregants to services. Some see up to a thousand attendees in one service, likely over five times the average ...

The Aug. 8 fire at Congregation Beth El in Rutherford occurred just days after the Jewish holiday of Tisha B’Av — one of the saddest days in Judaism — which commemorates the destruction of the Second ...

This fall, a group of organizers in New York are planning to break a world record: 3,000 guests gathered at the Javits Center for what they hope will be the largest Shabbat dinner ever held. The event ...

The DC Council voted this week to overhaul Initiative 82, slowing down increases in the tipped minimum wage and ultimately capping it at 75 percent of the full minimum wage. Many restaurant owners ...

I grew up not knowing that Shabbat could be a special day. My week was punctuated by going out on Friday and Saturday nights, and by working on Saturday and Sunday so I would have enough money to pay ...