The Moadim are a time when we meet with Hashem - either by physically travelling to the Beit HaMikdash or, at least, by being ...

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 ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

Display the seder plate and hide the afikomen: Passover will be here soon. Passover (Pesach in Hebrew) is the most observed Jewish holiday. Known as the Festival of Freedom, it commemorates the ...

Purim, a Jewish holiday celebrating joy and salvation, begins Saturday evening and ends Sunday evening. Among the celebrations: many Jewish children will dress up and feast on triangular sweets on ...

Passover is coming up, and so the Jewish holiday is top of mind. You might be wondering why, and how the holiday of Passover, which is the most observed holiday in the Jewish faith, is celebrated.

Purim, a Jewish holiday commemorating the salvation of Jewish people from a genocide in the ancient Persian empire, is Saturday. The holiday celebrates Esther, a biblical queen who saved the Jewish ...

Hanukkah is the eight-day, wintertime Jewish “festival of lights.” In Hebrew, “Hanukkah” means “dedication,” and the holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem following the ...

Note: The author of this article writes “G-d” with hyphenation to respect an interpretation of a Jewish rule about honoring the Holy One’s name. Purim, or the Feast of Lots, is a Biblical Jewish ...