Maariv or Maʿariv, also known as Arvit, or Arbit, is a Jewish prayer service held in the evening or night. It consists primarily of the evening Shema and Amidah.
Maariv minyan in a Jaffa Tel Aviv flea-market shop
Maariv at the Western Wall
Jewish prayer is the prayer recitation that forms part of the observance of Rabbinic Judaism. These prayers, often with instructions and commentary, are found in the Siddur, the traditional Jewish prayer book.
Morning Prayer, 2005
Jews praying at the Western Wall (Kotel) in Jerusalem, 2010
Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaCohen Kagan, the "Chofetz Chaim", at prayer towards the end of his life
An Israeli soldier lays tefillin at the Western Wall prior to prayer.