Whereas Christmas marks the birth of Jesus, Hanukkah, which was celebrated for centuries before Jesus was born, commemorates ...

Fundamentalist Christians have long supported Israel because of their belief that the Jews are God’s “chosen people.” The ...

In how we build our house, at G-d’s command, we set aside our doorpost on which we affix a mezuzah. In summary, every Jewish eccentricity, every Jewish deviation from mundane human behaviour ...

According to the Hebrew calendar, the yahrtzeit for the ... of “Yehi zichronam Baruch” – “May their memory be for a blessing”.

That community is now collapsing in on itself in a moment of true rupture—and that, I believe, is not only necessary but a blessing. Usually, Jewish homes are full of extended family at this ...

Later, a man named Moses saved the Jewish people from persecution in Egypt when he led them to safety across the Red Sea. After this, the Jews lived in the desert where God gave Moses a set of ...

In Jewish law, saving human life takes precedence over adhering to religious strictures, including the prohibition against eating on Yom Kippur, a day of fasting dedicated to introspection and ...

Thousands of people will come together to receive the Priestly Blessings from thousands of kohanim. The services end with a celebration in the Jewish Quarter ... of the mezuzah, and then hand ...

And may their memories be a blessing ... person who encouraged me to lean into my Jewish faith. When we first moved into this residence, we affixed a mezuzah on the doorpost with our family ...