After 50 years leading various congregations in prayer as a Hazzan, an ordained Cantor, I am at a crossroads. Does God hear my prayers? Must I recite every prayer line-by-line, even though, admittedly ...

PHILADELPHIA -- "Prayer means self-examination," cantor Joseph A. Levine says, referring to the process of group worship, or tefillah, in synagogue. "Prayer, in Jewish understanding, means taking ...

On Shemini Atzeret, the eighth 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 a show of unity, Christians, Jews, Muslims and observers of other religions gathered with their respective spiritual leaders for an interfaith Shabbat service at Temple Or Elohim, A Community ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins on Monday, with services at 7 p.m. led by Rabbi Green and Cantor Ellen Tilem at Temple B’nai B’rith in Kingston. The services and will include English and ...