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Explore the significance of Jewish Remembrance in the Jewish calendar, connecting time with loss and celebration.
The Hebrew calendar (along with the Tibetan, Hindu and Chinese calendars), in comparison, is far more complicated and maintains harmony with both the solar and lunar cycles.
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 ...
Give this under-celebrated Jewish holiday the attention it deserves and a bit of kick, with this recipe for garlicky chicken.
Tishah B’Av reminds us of the sad reality that, centuries later, even though Israelis and Jews in the diaspora have shown ...
In the haftorah, the prophet Isaiah shares a G-dly vision he had, rebuking the Jewish people for their sins and iniquities.
Though less stringent and with their fated character not having been painfully reinforced over and over again, those other dates do not have an antipode, an escape hatch, if you will, embedded within ...
The calendars — which sell for $26.95 with a portion of the profits donated to Israel Guide Dog Center — highlight Jewish and Israeli holidays and explain what each one celebrates.
Time keeps on slippin’ into the future thanks to imperfections in the Hebrew calendar Every year, Jews wonder when Hanukkah starts. In the year 3031, the answer will be easy — it just won’t.
Beginning at sundown tonight, Jewish people will start a nearly 26-hour fast to atone for their sins. The will also abstain from washing, wearing leather footwear and marital relations.