Yom Yerushalayim is one of the most meaningful days in the Jewish calendar—especially to me. It marks the miraculous reunification of Jerusalem during the Six Day War in 1967, a moment that forever ...

On April 25, during the intermediate days of Passover (Hol Hamoed), the Kotel was host to a moving event: the mass recitation of the Priestly Blessing (Birkat Kohanim) in front of thousands ...

The United States and Ukraine are on the verge of signing a mineral deal after months of fraught and chaotic negotiations, although a last-minute snag still needs to be ironed out. Ukraine's prime ...

He also said that after every quarter of a pita that they gave them to eat, he recited the Birkat Hamazon (blessing after eating bread) out loud so that all the other hostages would hear him.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, D-Ill., reignited speculation about his 2028 presidential ambitions this weekend, but his call for "mass protests" dominated headlines as Republicans accused him of "inciting ...

In a serious violation, some settlers recited the so-called Birkat Kohanim (priestly blessing) prayer in front of the stairway of the Dome of the Rock plateau in the Aqsa Mosque compound, with one of ...

Though Cohen had also participated in the Birkat Cohanim (“Priestly Blessing”) at Israel’s Western Wall, the Kotel, it was his visit to the place of his deepest trauma that has stayed with me.

Though Cohen had also participated in the Birkat Cohanim (“Priestly Blessing”) at Israel’s Western Wall, the Kotel, it was his visit to the place of his deepest trauma that has stayed with me. His ...

and Shulchan Aruch (128:35): a Kohen who has killed another person is precluded from performing Birkat Kohanim. Having taken the life of another person, they are no longer fit to bless the Jewish ...