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 ...

“This Siddur seeks to reflect a sensitivity to women’s prayer experiences.” That understated line is nestled in the editor’s introduction to a Modern Orthodox group’s new siddur, or prayer book. It’s ...

And it has a great prayer book. A denomination’s primary prayer book shouldn’t be updated at the drop of a hat; I’d aim for ...

The Russian Orthodox Church is slowly re-emerging in China. In Shanghai a church used as a night club could be put to more proper use. Moscow (AsiaNews/AFP) China's Orthodox Christians can finally ...