or Jewish ritual bath, none of which exist in Iceland, a nation of some 300,000 people. A Chabad spokesman said Reykjavík is one of only a handful of European capital cities without a synagogue.

Volunteers harvested more than 3 tons of ice Sunday in Freeman Township for a mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath used in rites of ...

It is the second year that Beth Israel Synagogue in Waterville has harvested ice for its mikvah, a Jewish ritual bath used in rites of renewal and purification, including conversion ceremonies ...

Luke Tress is The Times of Israel's New York correspondent. Inna Vernikov, a Jewish Republican, says she quit the New York City Council’s women’s caucus due to its rhetoric on Israeli women ...

What we know about Tzipporah, the wife of Moshe, is learnt from snippets here and there in the Torah, embellished by Midrashim and the Gemara. We first encounter Tzipporah in parshat Shemot (2:21 ...

is one of those Jewish practices that doesn’t always, ahem, dovetail with 21st-century mores. The ritual has often encountered clucks of disapproval, and this High Holiday season is no different.

Maha Kumbh 2025 witnessed an overwhelming turnout on the auspicious occasion of Magh Purnima, as millions of devotees took a holy dip at the Triveni Sangam in Prayagraj. Adding to the spiritual ...

South Africa's first black female nuclear scientist, Senamile Masango, a trailblazer who set out to inspire young women, has died aged 37, the government has confirmed. Ms Masango, dubbed "the ...

Feb. 5, 2025 — New research shows that women who hit menopause later in life have healthier blood vessels and mitochondria and a different composition of ... Communication Between Body Muscle ...