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 ...

The tenth day of every Hebrew calendar month of Tishrei is known as Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. The primary source of the holiness of that day comes from the historical account of the Torah ...

So what does it mean to magnify and sanctify God’s name when you don’t believe ... And then I said it for a year — or, rather, for 11 months. In Jewish tradition, we take a month back ...

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.

A few months ago, the school officially changed its name from Kehillah Jewish High School to The Kehillah School. Rabbi Dennis Eisner, the Dean of Jewish Life and Philanthropy at the school says ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, will soon mark the end of the Jewish "High Holidays." Considered the holiest day of the Jewish calendar ... day during the month before the holiday.

Instagram post explaining what Yom Kippur is has elicited varied responses from the Queen’s community.An Instagram post made ...

Noam Galai/Getty Bruce Springsteen was raised Catholic – but that hasn’t stopped people from mistakenly giving his last name a Jewish twist ... as late as a month ago. I’m not joking.” ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday ... the one day on the Jewish calendar when Jewish people attempt ...

While Kamil has incorporated many elements of Oct. 7 remembrance, including a vigil, into her Conservative synagogue’s High Holiday and Sukkot services, on Simchat Torah, she wants her congregation to ...

Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement and a holy day in the Jewish calendar, begins Friday. The sacred day will see Jewish people delve into introspection and seek forgiveness for wrongdoings ...

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