In times of distress, recent events have imbued traditional Jewish prayers with renewed significance, particularly emphasizing the themes of peace and freedom.

In this article, Rabbi Roy Feldman addresses the question of whether Jews should continue to recite the Prayer for the State of Israel if they disagree with its government.

In a discussion responding to concerns about ideological alignment in ritual texts used by Modern Orthodox Jews, Yaakov Jaffe deliberates on the preference for choosing non-ideological texts, focusing specifically on the ArtScroll Chumash and Siddur.