As the winter deepens and the light grows scarce, the Hebrew month of Tevet arrives quietly—yet it carries strong, often ...
Hanukkah can begin as early as Nov. 28 and as late as Dec. 27, depending on the year. Hanukkah is always on the 25th day of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. Hanukkah begins with the lighting of the ...
It’s almost time to light the first candle on your menorah! Hanukkah is upon us, and Texas' Jewish community is preparing to celebrate the season. Whether you’re new to the tradition or want to ...
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 ...
The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day ...
In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah will fall on the same day - December 25 - for the first time since 2005. Christmas, which is ...
Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest holidays for Jewish people around the world and translates from Hebrew to ...
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 ...
In his introduction to the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah, Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth writes about his experiences as a teenager during World War II, when he and his family hid inside a cramped attic in ...