Many aspects of the Purim holiday resonate deeply with our experiences following the horrific events of October 7 and its aftermath. In particular, I have found one text especially relevant. It ...

Rabbi Shmuel David, Chief Rabbi of Afula, has issued a special call ahead of Rosh Chodesh [the new month] Tammuz, instructing the public to recite full Hallel — with a blessing — in gratitude for the ...

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The rabbi of Kiryat Arba and a leading religious Zionist rabbi, Rabbi Dov Lior, ruled to say the Hallel prayer with a blessing on the night of Israeli Independence Day. Rabbi Lior explained that "in ...

The Gemara in Shabbos (118b) says: “Rebbe Yosi said, ‘May my portion be among those who recite the entire Hallel every day.’” The Gemara notes that this seems to contradict the rule that “he who reads ...

The word, “Hosanna” is actually two words from biblical Hebrew and Aramaic: “hosha” (that’s Aramaic; the biblical Hebrew would be “hoshiah”) which is the imperative form of the verb “to save” or “to ...

Beth Hallel, a Messianic Jewish congregation, has bought the former Shades Mountain Bible Church campus in Hoover and 365 people attended its first Friday night Sabbath service in the 700-seat ...