From this week’s Torah portion, we learn that it is specifically through standing strong and with pride in our identity that ...

Where can our lives take us? The Braid, an L.A.-based Jewish theater company, seeks to answer that in ways both concrete and ...

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In Jewish messianic tradition, “there is an abyss between the present and the future, between current decline and redemption,” says Löwy. “This abyss cannot be overcome by just any ‘progress’ or ...

It is not a major religious holiday in the Jewish calendar. The Books of the Maccabees ... lighting inside the White House residence. In 2022, carpenters created the first official White House ...

Hanukkah, also spelt Chanukah, is a Jewish festival known as the "Festival of Lights," celebrated for eight days and nights, beginning on the 25th of Kislev in the Hebrew calendar. The Hebrew word ...

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 ...

In 2024, Christmas and Hanukkah will coincide on December 25, but the reason behind this rare occurrence lies in the differences between the Gregorian and Jewish calendars. Christmas is celebrated ...

Jewish author Beth Kander spoke to community members as part of the Acclaimed Author Series hosted by Jewish Experiences, a collaboration of Jewish Federation and The J, on Dec. 19. The event was also ...

Jewish Unforgettable Ladies Interested in Eating Together (JULIETs) will host Rebecca Kidwell, president of Geeks for Kids, an organization that builds custom electric cars and other assistive devices ...

It comes from reaching out." Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles, and is not in sync with the Gregorian calendar which sets ...