Yom Kippur is observed for a 25-hour period, beginning at sundown tonight, when Jews refrain from work that is prohibited on Shabbat plus eating or drinking, bathing, anointing the body with oil, ...

(RNS) — When the ordination of Angelic Molen of Harare, Zimbabwe, as a deaconess by Metropolitan Seraphim, the Greek Orthodox archbishop of the south African country, was announced in a press release ...

Balancing tradition and change Mann defines herself as modern Orthodox, meaning she strives to uphold Judaic law while embracing the values within her family. “The only time we break the rules is to ...

It's Christmas this week for tens of millions of Orthodox Christians around the world, who celebrate the holiday in January. In Lebanon, NPR's Emily Feng tells us the celebrations take on special ...

Ziva Mann remembers how joyful and smiley her daughter was as a child — the family even gave her the nickname “Giggles.” “She was just sunshine,” Mann said. That changed around second grade, when her ...