A new exhibition at Yad Vashem highlights the extraordinary efforts made, often at risk of death, to preserve and mark the ...

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 ...

Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish new year — marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of ...

Calling all Jews who love to love! Tu B’Av, the Jewish day of love, is upon us once again. Observed every year on the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av, this year the holiday begins Friday, Aug. 8 at ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish festival commemorating the rededication of a temple in Jerusalem over 2,000 years ago. Hanukkah lasts for eight days to mark the miracle of a single day's worth of oil ...