Eli Sharabi was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Be’eri on October 7th, and taken hostage by Hamas. Sharabi had never recited the Shema. Until he was in Gaza. Even though he was never a religious man ...

Shema Yisrael, or the Shema, is the central affirmation of Judaism. The prayer expresses belief in the singularity of God, that is, in God's oneness and incomparability. Though this opening verse is ...

(JTA) Tens of thousands of Jews around the world joined in a collective recitation of the Shema prayer on Thursday, March 21 that was broadcast from Jerusalem’s Western Wall to support the more than ...

Yosef Chaim Ohana, who was released from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip today, reunited for the first time with his father ...

Captive survivor Segev Kalfon watched Ohad Ben Ami being released from captivity and imagined how he would shout the Shema prayer if he was released in the same manner.