One of the most lasting images of late November 2023 — alongside tearful photos of freed Israeli hostages reuniting with their loved ones — was a video of a resident ...

Local rabbis are approaching the upcoming High Holidays with anticipation, mixed with apprehensions. "We are coming out of a ...

Community leaders express reserved optimism that an end may finally be in sight for an excruciating chapter in Jewish history ...

Zoppe Circus, Tucson Desert Song Festival, Tucson Fringe Festival, lights at the Tucson Botanical Gardens and more.

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah may not receive quite the same level of attention as Christmas. But as Adam Sandler pointed out in his hit “Hanukkah Song,” the holiday, which starts this year ...

The Jewish quarterback — who began his college ... tells PEOPLE exclusively about playing on the holiday, and then adds, laughing: “Somebody will probably make a big deal out of that, so ...

As we are about to usher in the New Year, it’s time to mark your calendars and plan ahead. In the United States, there are 11 official federal holidays, but many other significant cultural ...

It is not a major religious holiday in the Jewish calendar. The Books of the Maccabees are not included in the Jewish biblical canon, and the Babylonian Talmud only briefly explains the holiday's ...

The rituals are comforting: lighting candles, fighting darkness with light, and celebrating Jewish pride. It’s a holiday rooted at home with a message for the public square. Little wonder that ...

Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is a significant Jewish holiday ... the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew word "Hanukkah" translates to "dedication," reflecting the holiday's central ...

President Joe Biden attended the event in 2021 ... as a shamash. Jewish holidays typically begin around sunset and end around sundown. Jewish tradition abides by a lunar calendar.

The Jewish holiday ... the Gregorian calendar. The last time Hanukkah began on Christmas Day was in 2005. But the term “Chrismukkah” — signifying the overlap of the two holidays — had ...