Sabbath

From Parshat Zachor to war with Iran: Israel will never be defenseless - opinion

From a synagogue reading to the skies over Iran, the US-Israel alliance shows its enduring strength.

 U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the entrance of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 7, 2025.
Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

Shabbat candles

Shabbat candle-lighting times for Israel and the US


Ultra-orthodox passengers allegedly assault staff on El Al flight over Shabbat

Two flights were scheduled to depart from JFK airport on time, however, due to stormy weather both flights had been delayed.

An El Al Boeing 787 Dreamliner; illustrative.

Parshat KI TISA: Who is given wisdom?

Love of wisdom is a condition of being given wisdom.

SOLTAN AMIR Ahmad Bath House; Kashan, Iran: ‘If the Holy One, blessed be He, gave wisdom to fools, they would still sit in privies, filthy alleys and bathhouses.’

'Silent Holocaust' of assimilation destroying US Jewry, Haredi MK says

“There will be no memory of US Jewry - only those who observe Shabbat,” the Haredi lawmaker added.

ULTRA-ORTHODOX JEWS dance as they protest outside the Knesset last month.

Bad Shabbat law

That High Court decision was a recognition that existing legislation empowers local governments to decide for themselves how to observe the Sabbath.

A Shabbat talk in a Tel Aviv Synagogue

Deal over Shabbat coalition crisis is close, but still not finalized

Efforts to reach an agreement are expected to recommence on Friday morning.

An Israel Railways train passes through Ein Yael in Jerusalem

An intimate Israel through painting

The artist desires to teach by example and demonstrate what can be achieved if one is willing to venture beyond the limitations of scope or habits of mind.

A Sabra cactus, from which the name for a native Israeli is derived.

Warsaw residents join Sabbath dinner to remember the start of World War II

Among the guests was David D’or, an Israeli singer; Krystyna Willenberg, the wife of Samuel Willenberg, a Treblinka survivor who died last year.

WWII airplanes (Illustrative)