Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish festival known for extravagant costumes, the exchanging of gift baskets, performances, and a feast. This joyous celebration commemorates how ancient ...

A new exhibition at Yad Vashem highlights the extraordinary efforts made, often at risk of death, to preserve and mark the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's Rosh Hashana, also known as the start of the Jewish New Year. The celebratory holiday lasts two days, starting at sunset on ...

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 ...

Get your party on; Purim is almost here! The holiday is one of the most joyous and fun on the Jewish calendar, complete with everything from feasts to costumes to wine, all in honor of Queen Esther ...

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. is widely considered the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar. It is being observed this year from around sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1, until after nightfall ...

The holiest time of year on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday at sundown. Its kicked off with the two-day holiday Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year. The days between Rosh Hashanah and ...

Easter's date is based on the lunar calendar. Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25.

This week, two holidays are being celebrated across the country, as the first night of Hanukkah falls on the same day as Christmas. The Jewish celebration of the Festival of Lights begins at sundown ...

The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for Jewish people to seek ...