Residents of the 210-unit Gurwin Jewish-Fay J. Lindner Residences in Commack offer life advice to the next generation.

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

The Hebrew word “chesed” is often translated as “loving-kindness” or simply “goodness.” The Tucson Jewish community’s Day of ...

The United Nations is “morally obliged” to help secure the release of the 100 hostages being held by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist groups in the Gaza Strip, Israeli President Isaac ...

(JTA) — A Complete Unknown, the new Bob Dylan biopic set in the early 1960s, ends years before the singer’s controversial “gospel” period. Starting with 1979’s Slow Train Coming, Dylan ...

beginning on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew word "Hanukkah" translates to "dedication," reflecting the holiday's central theme of rededicating the Second Temple in Jerusalem ...

The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets Christmas on Dec. 25. Hanukkah always begins on the 25th day of ...

Hanukkah's start date on the Gregorian calendar varies year by year because the Jewish calendar is based on luni-solar calendar cycles. According to Chabad, months under the Hebrew calendar follow ...

This event happens because Hanukkah follows the Hebrew lunar calendar, while Christmas is fixed on the Gregorian calendar. In 2024, Hanukkah begins at sunset on December 25 and runs through ...

The overlap is uncommon due to the differences between the Gregorian and Jewish calendars, according to CBS News. Despite their distinct histories and traditions, both holidays share themes of ...

These thoughts are occasioned not merely by the arrival of the Christian and Jewish holy days, but the reality in recent years that Christmas often brings with it not only Nativity scenes but news ...

The reason for the different dates is that the Jewish calendar is based on a lunar cycle, rather than the secular Gregorian calendar. So on some years, the eight day festival can start on Thanksgiving ...