The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

Tell the truth -- to God, to others and to me. I'm trying mightily to cut all malarkey and pretenses. I don't care to impress anybody. I want to be honest about myself always. The challenge is that to ...

Mahalaya Amavasya, falling on September 21, 2025, marks a significant day for paying respects to ancestors through Shraddha rituals, believed to bring peace and blessings. Auspicious timings like ...

That's a very US-tinted perspective. I know that one of those weirdo right-wing nutcases got murdered at a recent school shooting, but in more civilized countries, that does not happen. But I can ...

Charlie Kirk’s spiritual mentor has recounted the shocking moments after the right wing commentator was shot and how he was rushed to the hospital in a car that still had a door swinging open. Frank ...

Sunday’s memorial showcased how Mr. Kirk’s experience dovetailed with the broader story of American evangelicalism over the past decade. By Elizabeth Dias Elizabeth Dias is The Times’s national ...

“First, I want you to know that I’m fine,” said a disembodied voice from the speakers inside Dream City Church in Phoenix on Sunday. “My soul is secure in Christ,” the voice said. “Death is not the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — As he sat behind a microphone for nearly two hours in the White House complex on Monday (Sept. 15), Vice President JD Vance’s face hung with visible emotion. As the guest host of ...

ETNA, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy who was reported missing from his home in Etna Township on Monday died after he was pulled from a retention pond, authorities say. A Licking County dispatcher said the ...

ETNA, Ohio — A 3-year-old boy who was reported missing from his home in Etna Township on Monday died after he was pulled from a retention pond, authorities say. A Licking County dispatcher said the ...