In the secular calendar, a new month begins in the middle of the moon’s cycle. In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means ...

widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for to seek repentance and reconciliation with God. This year ...

The menorah is the brainchild of Justin and Michelle Esgar, a New Jersey couple who have made a habit of throwing schticky ...

Israelis on Sunday mark the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. Separate ceremonies will be held at the Mount ...

From religious and cultural holidays to region-specific commemorations, the holiday calendars across the 50 states and the ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

Rumors of this have been floating around the Jewish world for a long time — long enough for us to wonder: Is it true? The definitive essay on the subject comes to us from Jonathan Sarna of ...

The Park City School District may add the Jewish New Year celebration, Rosh Hashanah, to the school holiday calendar next ...

for the annual homecoming game would even be aware that Saturday was the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. But this is no typical year: The star quarterback for BYU, Jake Retzlaff, is Jewish.

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...

Considered the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Yom Kippur is the culmination of a 10-day period of repentance and reflection, which began last week with the start of Rosh Hashanah. This year's ...