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 ...

This week, Yalies gathered to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Rosh Hashanah began on Monday — signifying the advent of the Hebrew calendar year 5786 — and ended on Wednesday. Yale’s ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday whose dates change annually because it follows the Hebrew lunar calendar. The holiday commemorates the miraculous victory of the Maccabees and a single day's ...

Hanukkah is right around the corner. The Jewish community celebrates this eight-day holiday in December of every year.

Jewish people all over the world are celebrating some of the most important days in the religious calendar. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day religious festival which begins today (Wednesday, October 2) and ...

Blowing the shofar at Congregation Beth Israel in La Jolla. File photo courtesy Beth Israel The year 5785 in the Jewish calendar begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with Rosh Hashanah 2024 ...

Hanukkah is an eight-day Jewish holiday that’s observed in late fall or early winter. Hanukkah, with its own set of ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up ...

Besides a new season, leaves changing color indicate the two most important Jewish holidays of the year: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, takes place on the first day ...