The complexities of married life, at least for my father, began the morning after the wedding — in, of all places, the synagogue. My father arrived early, several minutes before the service began, to ...

In the shul where Rabbi Dayan davened, Mr. Amitai bought Maftir Yonah for a significant sum on Yom Kippur night. In the morning, though Mr. Amitai didn’t feel well. As Shachris progressed, he felt ...

The Torah-reading for every Shabbat and Festival concludes with the מַפְטִיר, the Maftir (meaning “conclusion”). On most Shabbatot, the Maftir is simply a repetition of the final several verses of the ...

Maftir Yonah is an artist. Magnes Collection of Jewish Art and Life featured Maftir Yonah 's work in the past.