Researchers think they have identified a biblical site known as Mahanaim, along with a residence that may have been used by ...

Dear all, All Jewish days, including Holy Days and Festivals, begin at sunset with the lighting of candles. (This has to do ...

From the Edict of Milan to the Council of Nicaea, St. Sylvester’s papacy marked a turning point for Christianity.

This article discusses the final category: federal holidays that are religious in origin but are now seemingly celebrated secularly, with New Year’s Day as an excellent example of that.

How do we celebrate joyous Jewish holidays amidst tragedy? Why were Jews abandoned by their putative allies? And can a ...

The Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh will host its 19th annual Hanukkah Experience with its grand menorah lighting and ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a ...

Why is Hanukkah so late this year? The simple answer is that the Jewish calendar is based on lunar cycles ... For this reason, even though the Talmud reflects a dispute over the order of lighting, ...

Beginning on the 25th day of the Jewish month of Kislev, the first night of Hanukkah varies from year to year due to the Jewish calendar's reliance on a lunar ... showing a disagreement over the ...

However, there is one memory that he loves to recall. “No matter what happens in your life, all of the good things you learn ...

The evening of Dec. 25 — Christmas Day on the Gregorian calendar — falls on the 25th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev — the ...

Wednesday marks the first time the start of Hanukkah and Christmas have fallen on the same day since 2005 and only the fifth ...