A group of 16 members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition submitted a bill to the Knesset on Sunday that would prohibit any practices at the Western Wall that are not ...

Several public buses featuring photos of young women wearing kippot and prayer shawls were vandalized in Jerusalem. The buses had their tires slashed and ads defaced with spray paint in the haredi ...

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- You don't hear needles clicking and clacking at The Buckingham retirement community, even as women knit colorful shawls. There's too much activity. 1 of 28 If you're viewing on our ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- When Elaine Wiatr's friend lost her husband to suicide, she felt words wouldn't be enough. To show her concern, she gave her a hand-knitted shawl. Wiatr chose a purple shawl that ...

In Salina, there's a group of women who spend their time making prayer shawls for people to help them get through difficult life situations. For the past three years Carol Viar and the other women, ...

Illness and bereavement can bring on a need for warmth and comfort. That need is being fulfilled through a prayer shawl ministry. At Maple United Methodist Church a shawl ministry was born two years ...

When summer turns to fall and we pull out sweaters and wraps, we find soft comfort in clothing that keeps us warm. Add a ...

At Ephrata Community Hospital, a special ministry is providing comfort to patients through knitted and crocheted shawls. For the past year and a half, a group of women has been gathering the first ...

In the 80-year history of the women's auxiliary group at B'nai Emunah, a Conservative Jewish congregation, there has never been a program on making and wearing prayer shawls.

Knitters of Sacred Heart Catholic Church Ladies' Guild in Brevard make warm, comforting and colorful prayer shawls. On July 21, member Maggie DiRocco gave specially chosen shawls to Hendersonville ...

(JTA) – Andrew Parver’s phone hasn’t stopped ringing since Sunday. That’s when Parver, the director of operations at the Hebrew Free Burial Association in New York City, put out a call for donations ...