The concept of “blessings” gets tossed around widely and casually these days. After all, what is social media without a slew of (sincere or ironic) #blessed captions? But in Judaism, blessings are an ...

Reform, Conservative and Orthodox spiritual leaders turned to different ideas from within Jewish texts and tradition. So we reached out to rabbis from different denominations to get their opinions.

The release of the last living hostages has created a clean end point for the special prayers. Yet it is important to ...

a hell on earth, as was Gehenna where the priestly text was found. Peace is the priestly holy blessing’s bottom line, and its date is well past due, all seekers of its spell compelled to wait, by ...

Joe Buchanan sets Jewish prayers and ideas into country ballads — an unusual combo given the genre's use by Christian bands.

When I worked at a Catholic college, the nuns were forever blessing me, even when I hadn’t sneezed. The nuns’ blessings were like a warm, fuzzy blanket on a cold winter night. During my seven years at ...

Officials at Temple Beth Israel in Altoona said on Sunday community members gathered outside the Temple looking to bless animals in the community. Rabbi at Temple Beth Israel Audrey Korotkin said they ...