and the following year it will fall on Dec. 4." The Jewish calendar was established in the fourth century, and it's not concerned only with Hanukkah. Jewish law requires that Passover take place ...

As spring approaches so does Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter Sunday. Here's when all three happen and where you can find ...

This year, it no longer feels like history. There’s a long-running debate among observant Jews about whether it is appropriate, in Jewish law, to establish days of mourning and fasting to ...

Jan. 28 marks the Lunar New Year, beginning the Year of the Snake. It's not the only lunar festival — Ramadan begins Feb. 28, ...

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is a Jewish holiday celebrating the defeat of the Syrian Greeks who oppressed the religious freedom of Judaism and the rededication of the Second Temple in ...

Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia As the end of the calendar year approaches, the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia’s Jewish Community Foundation wants to remind... By Jewish ...