This year, our big holidays — or, as we call them, the High Holy Days — Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are in September (this ...

The Jewish high holidays, a two-week period of reflection, celebration and atonement, is taking place as the ongoing Middle ...

When does Hanukkah start? While Christmas is celebrated on Dec. 25 every year, the date for Hanukkah changes. Here's why.

It’s the word “probably” that really stood out. “Probably” recognizes how difficult it is to admit when something is our ...

As we begin a new year, both within our academic and Jewish calendar, we have an opportunity to reimagine how we build ...

As I study Pirkei Avot at this time of the year, the Days of Awe hover in the background. As my inner preparation for the ...

In the Gregorian calendar, the Jewish High Holidays begin during September and end in early October. This 10-day period ...

The year 5786 is beginning. Here are a few dates we should remember, starting with the 14th of Elul.The post Open your diaries! appeared first on JNS.org.

The traditional-egalitarian independent minyan movement is thriving in Brooklyn. But the war in Israel has put their values ...

Expect music, food, drinks and a celebration of Irish ancestry. The two-day festival will feature headliners The Elders, ...

This feature, republished for the Coptic New Year, explores Egypt’s Pharaonic, Coptic, and Islamic calendars as novelist ...

County Board of Education is considering options for the 2027-28 school year calendar, including starting after Labor Day and closing schools for Muslim holidays. The school board members suggested ...