Will Sinwar’s death end the Gaza war? The US hopes so, but Hamas and Netanyahu say they’ll keep fighting.

Since launching in 2000, All Songs Considered has been NPR's flagship program for music discovery, artist interviews and conversations with friends and fellow music lovers about the really big ...

On Shemini Atzeret, the seventh day of Sukkot, Jews read tefillat geshem, an ancient Hebrew prayer for rain, during synagogue services. The prayer beseeches God to bring the Land of Israel enough rain ...

In 1970, he founded the famous "London School of Jewish Song" choir and was among the founders of the "Jerusalem Flowers" choir. Calek suffered a stroke about two years ago, and his condition was ...

And now, write for yourselves this song, and teach it to the Children of Israel. ~ Deuteronomy 31:19 to his own holy land. It’s not like that. We never saw Moses again. We couldn’t if we ...

The program in Jewish studies at Smith College explores the history, literature, arts, politics, philosophy, culture, religion and languages of the Jewish people from its origins in ancient Israel ...

In the first century of our era there were many sects and schools in Jewish society. We hear about the Essenes, of course, the Jews of Qumran, the Dead Sea Scrolls, who separated themselves from ...

“This Is Your Song Too: Phish and Contemporary Jewish Identity” explores the the relationship between the band and Jewish fans through a series of essays. (JTA) — Those who are ...

The two-day celebration marks the start of the Jewish New Year and is filled with ... work to attend services with special prayers and songs to mark the new year, although celebrations don ...

Jewish congregations will recite special prayers and songs to mark the new year. Some Jewish communities will blow a Shofar, a curved ram’s horn. This is also used to observe Yom Kippur to ...

For people of the Jewish faith, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah is happening now. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 ...