What do Julius Caesar, Pope Gregory XII and the Hebrew calendar have to do with one another? It’s a centuries long story that ...

As Rosh Hashanah concludes, it leads up to Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. There are a number of ...

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

In the secular calendar, a new month begins in the middle of the moon’s cycle. In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means ...

But Jewish religious authorities have always recognized ... If Jews were to commemorate each and every national tragedy on its anniversary, the calendar ... Voters rejected multiple ballot ...

Kamala Harris’ loss has left local liberal Jews dazed, shocked and worried about what Trump’s second presidency will mean for ...

(photo credit: CHEN SCHIMMEL) Next Thursday, the Jewish calendar will have come full circle since Simchat Torah 5784. October 7 has infused every holiday since then with an extra layer of meaning ...

The Jewish Federation of Cincinnati's CEO spoke to The Enquirer about the difficult year since last Oct. 7 and her message of ...

JTA — For many Jews across the United States and the globe, memories of last year’s Shemini Atzeret and Simhat Torah will forever revolve around grim phone alerts and hushed conversations in ...

Israelis on Sunday mark the Hebrew calendar anniversary of the unprecedented Hamas attack on October 7 last year that sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. Separate ceremonies will be held at the Mount ...

When I met Retzlaff on campus a couple of days later, I told him about the earnest Mormon’s concern over his compliance with Jewish law, and he laughed. “That’s fandom,” he told me. Retzlaff, who wore ...

It is characteristic of the Jewish calendar to balance seriousness with fun, intensity with levity. This year, in a new home in rural Ontario, my husband took full advantage. “As soon as Yom ...