Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is observed just over a week after the Jewish New Year ...

Passover is one of the most important Jewish holidays. It occurs each spring, though not on the same date (similar to Christians' Easter celebration). In this comprehensive guide, we'll take a closer ...

Rabbi Brian Strauss is the Senior Rabbi at Congregation Beth Yeshurun. He is also the former president of the Houston Rabbinical Association and a previous board member of the Jewish Federation of ...

The hand-shaped amulet is my small rebellion against Judaica shop kitsch. (JTA) — I tend to get to Israel every two or three years, and every time I come home with a hamsa. The latest, which I picked ...

“Eggs for spring. Groundbreaking.” To paraphrase Miranda Priestly in "The Devil Wears Prada," and at the risk of stating the obvious, eggs play starring roles in two major spring holidays: Easter and ...

A Hanukkah celebration in Virginia has been canceled, and Jewish symbols have been removed from holiday light displays, amid Israel's ongoing war with Hamas. Hanukkah is Judaism's "festival of lights" ...