Because of “double Summer time” in Britain, the Beth Din (rabbinical tribunal) has ordered that the evening prayer (Maariv) on the Sabbath be advanced and combined with the afternoon prayer (Mincha), ...

No matter where a Jew is, Shabbat starts at sundown. Except when it doesn’t, as at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. There, due to Air Force orders, services for the Jewish Sabbath start hours ...

As rocket attacks continue and the IDF prepares for a possible ground operation in Gaza, Israeli families across the country are preparing for the Sabbath. Israel Radio will help with Sabbath safety ...

Broadway tunes and the Hebrew prayers will blend together this weekend in a special Sabbath service at First Congregation Sons of Israel, 161 Cordova St. "This will be the first time ever having a ...

This is not your parents’ Shabbat — it’s a little more rock ’n’ roll. And it’s not the usual setting for the Jewish Friday night services that herald in the Sabbath. Instead, Warehouse Shabbat moves ...

From conga drums to guitars, keyboards, woodwinds and strings, instruments are playing an increasingly central role in Conservative worship. But the practice is not without controversy. NEW YORK (JTA) ...