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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 first day of spring has sprung and April has arrived with all the Easter holidays to look forward to, such as the end of the Lent and fish Fridays, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter and Passover.

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 ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

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 ...