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So, I have this amazing, powerful story to tell you! But first, I must ask you something. Do you always say, “Amen” after you hear a prayer? What about after receiving a blessing for something that ...

WASHINGTON — The word “amen” is not a gendered word and the term “a-women” is entirely made up, a professor of theology who specializes in Hebrew told CNA, after a prayer in the U.S. Congress used the ...

Tens of thousands attended services at the Kotel [Western Wall] on Sunday to receive the annual mass Birkhat Kohanim (priestly blessing) in Jerusalem. Large numbers of Kohanim face the congregation to ...