Shabbat

Matanel Lisner and Efraim Yechman composed a heartfelt melody during a tense Shabbat in Gaza. They couldn't have imagined the song would later honor the memories of Efraim and three other comrades.

In a harrowing wait, Ayelet Samenro, mother of the abducted Yonatan Samenro, refuses to accept that her son isn't alive. She calls for a global Shabbat focused on the return of the hostages.

Explore the story of candles from ancient times to Chanukah and Shabbat, and their deep meaning in Jewish life

*Shabbat* Peace Amid Artillery Fire: The Story of a Jewish War Hero

On a sleepy Shabbat morning, Leah Gontchevsky woke up a little later than usual. Just the previous eve, her wedding with Yitzik Neuberg had taken place. She glanced at the bed beside hers only to find...

On Shabbat, the 9th of Tevet in the year 4827 (December 30, 1066), a mob stormed the palace of Rabbi Yosef HaNagid. Despite disguising himself, painting his body black, and hiding among the servants,...

Exploiting Shabbat's serenity, Romans breached the city, claiming 12,000 lives and leading Pompey into the Holy of Holies, marking a historic desecration.

Picture Rabbi Shabtai leading the Shabbat melodies, with Prague’s most esteemed joining in, three centuries ago. But what if you could actually hear it today?

Before it became a Shabbat table classic, this beloved hymn was composed by a rabbi and poet in Gaza nearly 400 years ago

Dr. Yehiel Leiter, father of Moshe Yedidya Leiter, who fell about a month ago in Gaza, shares about his son's unique character, the tragic news received on Shabbat evening, and his regret for not expr...