The timing of Israel’s strike, days before the holiday, prompted religious and political figures to invoke themes from the ...

Apocrypha’ means ‘hidden’ in Greek, but it is often used to describe texts that are outside the official biblical canon.

Saturday Vigil: presented by St. Nicholas Orthodox Church at 6 p.m. in person at 102 Ross Ave. in San Anselmo and on YouTube at stnicholasmarin.org. Sunday Forgiveness vespers: presented by St.

On Christmas Day, Orthodox believers try not only to observe the external traditions of the holiday, but also to deepen their personal prayer for faith, peace in the soul and family, so that the light ...

In the Orthodox tradition, believers turn to the Great Martyr Seraphim with prayers for help in illnesses, anxieties, family difficulties and situations requiring spiritual fortitude. Prayer occupies ...

Almost immediately after the horrific Hamas attack of Oct. 7, 2023, most Orthodox Jewish congregations began the practice of saying additional Tehillim (Psalms), usually chapters 121 and 130, after ...

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For the first time in more than a century a one-volume complete Orthodox prayer book is printed in Germany with all daily and holiday prayers in modern German translation.

Sam Sokol is the Times of Israel's political correspondent. He was previously a reporter for the Jerusalem Post, Jewish Telegraphic Agency and Haaretz. He is the author of "Putin’s Hybrid War and the ...

JTA — When some of Rabbi Mia Simring’s congregants named themselves The Very Narrow Bridge Congregation, they weren’t just referring to the anthemic Hebrew song “Gesher Tsar Meod” or the teaching from ...