synagogue

The laws and customs observed during the first year after the passing of a parent, including serving as prayer leader, reciting Kaddish, giving charity, memorial gatherings, and honoring a parent’s soul through Torah and mitzvot

Learn the proper customs for aliyot, standing during Torah reading, holding and kissing the Torah scroll, speaking between aliyot, leaving the synagogue, and honoring the Sefer Torah according to halacha

Discover the spiritual role of the synagogue, its connection to the Temple, and the traditions that shape prayer, community, and Divine presence

Discover the meaning of the Shabbat Musaf prayer through 9 key facts, from its Temple origins to its unique structure.

Learn what the Haftarah is, how it began, and why it remains a meaningful part of the Shabbat reading each week.

If the siddur feels confusing, you are not alone. These easy techniques will help you find your place and follow along comfortably.

Why does Jewish prayer require ten men? A clear guide to the meaning, laws, and power of a minyan.

The doctors said nothing more could be done. Then thousands of Jews accepted one commitment in the synagogue and the results were extraordinary.

A surprising email from Afghanistan led to an extraordinary effort to restore synagogues and a cemetery left behind by a vanished Jewish community.

When a man asked Rav Chaim Kanievsky zt"l to pray for a sick friend, the rabbi gave an unexpected condition involving one common habit in synagogue.

His brakes gave out. The bike was flying. He was certain it was over. Then one uncomfortable memory from the synagogue flashed through his mind and everything shifted.

For decades, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Akshtein has brought Jews buried in the Diaspora to their final rest in Israel. One mission revealed something that defied nature, and left a powerful lesson behind.

A moving true story reveals how one heartfelt prayer, a borrowed kippah, and a few words of encouragement led a distant Jew back to Torah and faith years later

A clear halachic guide for people with attention difficulties on hearing Parashat Zachor and Parashat Parah, including the difference between lack of attention and lack of hearing

Who must hear the Megillah, and what happens if you’re sick, caring for kids, or can’t make it to synagogue? A practical, no-nonsense guide for real Purim situations.

A missile strike tore through Beit El Synagogue, yet dozens of scholars survived and the Torah scrolls were miraculously preserved. Rabbi Menashe Bubelil tells the extraordinary story of faith, protection, and the dream that changed everything.

Inside the life of Sammy Samuels, the sole Jewish resident of Myanmar, guarding a historic synagogue amid civil war and rising danger

Bloodstains on the Torah scrolls reveal a painful past that still speaks today

In 1792, the community was miraculously saved when a Russian attack on the synagogue—mistakenly believed to be a fortress—ended with an intact cannonball breaching its walls without exploding.