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The celebration marks the end of an ancient plague and of the life of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, a mystical text of the Torah. The mystic asked that his passing be marked with joy.

Then, three-year-old boys receive their first haircuts, and the hair is thrown into the flames with much singing and dancing. As a result of the Meron celebrations, the bonfire idea has spread to ...

Singing at the kumzitz. (credit: Courtesy Chabad of Baka) Hendel spoke of Rachel Goldberg-Polin and her incredible faith and fortitude through the excruciating months when her beloved son, Hersh, was ...

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During the midst of the high holidays for the Jewish community, many have Oct. 7 on their mind as an immediate reflection. Today marks one year since Hamas broke through the Gaza Strip, killing 1,200 ...

All 235 students of Shalhevet High School know singing is a crucial element in the life of Rabbi David Block, the youthful-looking head of school. Especially during the Friday morning kumzitz. After ...

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Avi Mor, 61, was murdered by Hamas terrorists in his home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7. Mor, the son of two Holocaust survivors, is survived by his three children, Roi, Gil and Tomer, his twin ...

In a dimly lit room somewhere in Khan Younis in Gaza, the soldiers laid their rifles down and sang. The tune — somber, then climbing — was familiar. The words, centuries old but newly significant, ...