In many Orthodox Jewish settings, including the vast Haredi world, strict adherence to Torah and Jewish law has kept many ...

Congregation Sha’arei Orah installed its first spiritual leader late last month, with Rabbanit Leah Sarna taking over as one ...

The Orthodox distinctiveness lies particularly in the preparation period, which includes a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period ...

The new street sign, named for the Jerusalem museum built in 1953 as a memorial to victims of the Holocaust, is just a few ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. Cyprus has a population of about 1.1 million, nearly 82 percent of whom follow the Greek Orthodox Church and celebrate Easter accordingly, ...

BEST OF 2019: Photographer Federica Valabrega takes us inside the secretive lives of Orthodox Jewish women from around the globe, from New York to Jerusalem. Video by Sebastián Díaz Aguirre ...

From far-right conspiracy theorists to long-term political advisors, Trump has surrounded himself with a number of vocal Jewish supporters Miriam Adelson, Israeli widow of billionaire casino ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — An East Tennessee man faces multiple charges after allegedly entering a Jewish community center dressed to to “appear as an orthodox Jewish Rabbi,” according to the ...

A 'highly-respected' doctor who sexually abused female patients from the Orthodox Jewish community has been jailed for eight years. Dr Wayne Sefton Davis, a GP in Salford, carried out the assaults ...

Jews in Ireland are up in arms over a planned appearance by Irish President Michael Higgins to mark the country’s Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony later this month. Higgins has been harshly ...

Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. In Greece, Orthodox Easter is celebrated with an entire week of festivities – aptly titled The Holy Week – with Good Friday, Easter Sunday, ...