February and March are primed for celebrations on the Jewish calendar this year. After honoring the trees during Tu BiShvat at the start of the month, we now have the festive holiday of Purim to look ...

For people of the Jewish faith, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah is happening now. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 every ...

The past two years, the High Holidays have come late in autumn, requiring several sweaters and rain coats, especially for last year’s outdoor pandemic services. This year, Jews around the world are ...

The first Passover is an event that occurred about 3,500 years ago. It marks the beginning of the Jewish people as a free people. The first commandment given to the Jewish people was to construct ...

Humanity is currently engaged in a massive, civilization-sized project to digitize all knowledge. You may have heard about this. The project is huge, but it’s not unified; contained within it are ...

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There is no Torah mandate saying you need a Jewish calendar in your home, but try living a Jewish existence without one, columnist Edmon J. Rodman writes. LOS ANGELES (JTA) — It’s no miracle that I ...

This article is part of a lohud series on Orthodox Jewish women in Rockland County. The purpose of this series is to build understanding between the Jewish community and their non-Jewish neighbors.