But she took the rite of passage a step further, and did something that, for Orthodox Jews at the time, was considered the exclusive province of men. She chanted the Scroll of Esther, known as the ...

Through Torah study, we don’t just read about heroes and villains, saints and sinners; we learn to become the people God ...

Peter and Paul Orthodox Christian Church ... into the church’s altar used for serving the Eucharist, along with a scroll containing the names of all those who contributed to the building ...

Except for the gilded aron kodesh, the structure where the Torah scroll is housed ... The Haredi, or ultra-Orthodox, Indursky said, “are less conscious of superficial things.” ...

A branch of Ukraine’s Orthodox church has announced that it will allow its churches to celebrate Christmas on December 25, rather than January 7, as is traditional in Orthodox congregations. The ...

For Christians around the world, Easter is a joyous holiday celebrating Jesus' resurrection. Commemorating the possibility of eternal life, many consider it the most important day in Christianity.

Yet in a distinction that dates back centuries, Orthodox Christians follow the Julian calendar and mark the festival on January 7 instead. Orthodox Christmas – and the long-standing rift between ...

Ben Christenson was raised Anglican — church every Sunday, a religious school, and Christian camp every summer. But Christenson, 27 of Fairfax, Virginia, always found himself longing for a more ...