Shemini, Sh'mini, or Shmini is the 26th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading and the third in the Book of Leviticus. Parashah Shemini tells of the consecration of the ...

Explore the key events of the Israel-Hamas war, including the October 7 massacre at the Nova Festival and its significant ...

Decades before that, my maternal grandmother also passed away on Hoshana Rabba. So, this year on Hoshana Rabba, I went to shul, and the Rabbi said special memorial prayers (Hashkavot) for both. I ...

The Israel-Hamas conflict has been marked by pivotal moments of violence and tension. The war escalated dramatically on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel during the ...

Hanukkah last fell on Christmas Day in 2005. Before that, it occurred in 1959 and 1921. It will not happen again until 2035.

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says he makes no secret of the fact that he would get rid of the second day on the Jewish festival holidays of Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, Passover and Shavuot, which are tacked on to remind Diaspora ...

Here's a breakdown of 2025's Alternate Side Parking (ASP) holidays. This does not include incidental pop-up suspensions, which can be due to weather conditions or other emergencies. For more ...

On that day, in 1977, the Rebbe was well enough to go home after suffering a major heart attack five weeks earlier on the eve of Shemini Atzeres. Chassidim all over rejoiced at the good news that ...

The first night of Hanukkah falls on Christmas this year. Here's how the Jewish holiday originated and how it's celebrated.

Five years ago, my wife and I joined a religious pilgrimage to the Holy Land, and we did celebrate Christmas right there in the Church of the Nativity, in Bethlehem, which is currently under the ...