It’s the only Jewish holiday that is two days long both outside and inside Israel. Ancient Jews relied on a calendar based on actual cycles of the moon, not one arbitrarily set. Thus ...

Rosh Hashanah, one of the most significant Jewish holidays, is approaching. But what is Rosh Hashanah? When does it start? Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh Hashana is ...

The Jewish holiday Lag BaOmer falls in May 2025, and it's one of the most festive days in the Hebrew calendar. If you see a lot of Jewish celebrants at bonfires and street fairs—or hosting big ...

In the aftermath of Sunday's attack on the Pearl Street Mall in Boulder, Colorado, the Jewish community is coming together ...

It's the holiest time of the year for followers of the Jewish faith. Rosh Hashana has just passed, and Yom Kippur is fast approaching. Here is a brief guide to the High Holidays in 2017—from ...

Rabbi Joseph Berman’s sermon for the Jewish High Holidays, which begin Sunday at sunset, highlights a core ethos of this new synagogue in Northwest Washington — Jews aren’t just white people ...

Shavuot (pronounced Shah-voo-OTE), Hebrew for “weeks,” has been observed since biblical times. It marks the passing of seven ...

Christians have observed Jewish holidays dating to the days of the New Testament, and holidays such as Pentecost, based on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, have remained fixtures on the Christian ...

After Shavuot on May 25, there isn’t another major Jewish holiday until Rosh Hashanah on Sept. 15. It’s almost as if God wants to take a summer break and go down the shore with the rest of Jewish ...