The Jewish High Holy Days commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy. Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty Images As a scholar of the Bible and the ancient world, I am ...

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It was December 2001 and my wife Chrystal and I had just returned to Brevard County to spend Christmas with our family. This year was extra special – it would our first time celebrating the birth of ...

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 ...

Shortly after we welcome the beginning of the 2024-25 academic year, Jewish members of our community may observe the High Holy Days. These religious observances, including Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur ...

This calendar is not an exhaustive list either of religious or cultural traditions or of the holidays observed in those traditions. If we have not included a religious tradition or major religious ...

While April showers bring May flowers, in 2025, the month also brings a whole host of spring holidays with it. So, be sure you don't look like a fool this April, and mark your calendars for these ...

The holiday known as Rosh Hashanah has ended, and people of the Jewish faith are in the midst of a time period referred to as "10 Days of Awe." Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is ...

The holiest day of the year in Judaism begins on Wednesday, Oct. 1, just before sunset. It's called Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, and it lasts about 26 hours or until nightfall on Thursday. Yom ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a period for reflection and repentance. The holiday is celebrated with festive meals, prayers, and the blowing of a ...

The end of the holy month will also bring the UAE’s first long weekend of the year, as residents mark Eid Al Fitr — the ...