As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

“As I was saying, shalom professor. You may not know this about me, but I am very Jewish. Extremely, even. And as my bubbe ...

While the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah often falls at varying points during November and December, this year's festival of lights begins a bit later - and it comes with a calendar rarity. In 2024 ...

Q: Is it permissible for Jews to celebrate the holidays of other religions and nations, such as Christmas, January 1st, or Chag Hakorban (Eid al-Adha)? A: There are three types of non-Jewish ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism and the rededication of the Second Temple in ...

New Jersey has officially rescheduled its very big primary election in the new year so it doesn’t conflict with a Jewish ...

Known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the rise of the Jewish people against Greek-Syrian oppressors more than 2,000 years ago. As the island's Jewish ...

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 holidays are extra special this year. Not only is Dec. 25 Christmas, but it marks the beginning of Hanukkah. This particular alignment of the holidays is rare. In fact, it has only occurred ...

My first job at a non-Jewish firm made this even more apparent. Christmas parties, office trees, and pigs in blankets were the norm—but no one ever asked me about Chanukah or what it meant to me.