(JTA) — When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High Holyday Prayer Book” translated and ...

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: There has been a new development in the Reform movement of Judaism, the largest and most liberal branch of Judaism in the U.S. There’s a new prayer book out, and it has been ...

A new siddur and chumash, with more emphasis on Israel and the experience of Orthodox women, are challenging the publisher’s primacy. NEW YORK (JTA) — For decades, one name dominated the bookshelves ...

Alan Jacobs explains why the nearly 500-year-old Anglican prayer book retains its influence, and why it should appeal even to (non-Anglican) evangelicals. The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) has had an ...

Scholars are calling a rare Hebrew text dating back to the 9th century the earliest known Jewish prayer book, predating the world's oldest Torah scroll. The 50-page book is 4.3 inches tall and about 4 ...