The Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church have persecuted dozens of clergy who called for peace. Ecclesiastical courts ...

Our religious leaders and our laity must begin to grapple seriously with the lack of faith and prayer among American Jews and ...

According to public broadcaster Suspilne, a crowd gathered to assert control over the church, which had recently voted to ...

Was the city right to limit the traditional form of Orthodox prayer due to the public nature of the space? Were the protesters wrong in not respecting this tradition? Should attempts at the ...

JERUSALEM — An American teen was harassed during her bat mitzvah ceremony at the Western Wall in Jerusalem Friday as haredi Orthodox protesters sought to interrupt non-Orthodox Jews’ prayer one month ...

It can be, of course. But prayer can also be a way of communicating with ourselves, a tool of self-inquiry. It can be entirely our own, bespoke. I was raised in an Orthodox Jewish family.

The 12th-grader says he was attracted to Orthodoxy because it is more traditional and masculine. He especially appreciates the challenge and the discipline required to adhere to intense prayer and ...