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Senior Lithuanian Gedolim Oppose Instrumental Selichot Gatherings

The rabbis say instrumental accompaniment undermines the solemn, penitential purpose of Selichot.

Long Island Teacher Dies After SUV Plunges Into Backyard Pool

Preparations Complete in Almaty as Thousands Expected for Reb Levik’s Yahrtzeit

Shabbat Nachamu Readings Portray 'Nachamu, Nachamu' as Dual Call to Comfort

Tisha B’Av Updated With New Kinot as Debate Grows Over Moral Self‑Critique Versus National Resolve

Mother Dies After Highway 1 Crash That Killed Her Infant

Chief Rabbi Reaffirms Yom Yerushalayim as Day of Thanksgiving, Hailing Jerusalem’s Renewal

Pesach Sheni’s Modern Message: Second Chances and a Call to Reach At-Risk Youth

Pesach Sheni Matzah: Dispute Over Timing Fuels Varied Customs

Why Jews Bake ‘Shlissel’ Challah After Passover

Shrapnel Tears Through Bnei Brak Apartments, 12 Unhurt After Siren

Parashat Zachor Spurs Debate on Modern 'Amalek'—Strike Enemies or Eradicate an Ideology?

Toronto and Crown Heights Mark Siyum HaRambam, Begin New Study Cycle

LAPD Arrests Son in Rob Reiner Murders as Separate Mass Shootings Reported During Hanukkah

As Sukkot Begins, the Sukkah’s Fragile Shelter Is Cast as a Sign of Protection

Shabbos Nachamu Ushers in Seven Weeks of Consolation with Yom Tov-Style Observance