It's the most wonderful time of the year. And for once, the most wonderful day. You can thank a Jewish Leap Year and other calendrical quirks. Christmas and Hanukkah are coming. On the same date. This ...

Humanity is currently engaged in a massive, civilization-sized project to digitize all knowledge. You may have heard about this. The project is huge, but it’s not unified; contained within it are ...

Make a date with a nice Jewish dog. The first-ever Pawsitively Jewish Calendar features Instagram-famous pups hailing from as far as Israel and Canada celebrating Jewish pride, and dog lovers can ...

Nearly three weeks ago, I wrote of the saddest period in the annual Jewish calendar. This Saturday night and Sunday will mark the apex of tragedy. It is the Ninth Day of the Hebrew month of Av — ...

Rosh Hashanah, one of the High Holy Days, means the "head of the year" and is a celebration of the Jewish New Year filled with sweetness and introspection.

For the first time since 2005, the first night of Hanukkah starts on Christmas Day. Rabbi Peter Schaktman at Temple Emanu-El in Utica explained that for the Jewish people, “... Hanukkah starts the ...

The Jewish calendar is filled with well-known holidays—most people have heard of Hanukkah, Rosh Hashanah and Passover even if they don’t celebrate them. But every May, Jewish American Heritage Month ...

Why is Rosh Hashanah important? Rosh Hashanah begins the leadup to Yom Kippur, some of the holiest days in the Hebrew year (known as "Days of Awe"). Rosh Hashanah celebrates God's creation of mankind ...

A trusted source for Shabbat candle lighting times for more than twenty years the Hebrew Illuminations 16 Month Wall Calendar showcases art created with neshama Jewish soul by Adam Rhine Beginning in ...