Cheshvan is associated with the tribe of Menashe, whose name implies forgetting—but also leaping upward. His name shares ...

Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

This week we usher in the month of Elul, the 12 th and final month in the Jewish calendar (or the sixth month, counting from Nisan). It is a month that connects the past year with the coming year – a ...

Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime festival. The focus of the holiday is the nightly lighting of the menorah, special prayers, small gifts and fried foods. Known as Chanukah in Hebrew, ...

Rosh Hashanah is here, and the Jewish New Year is being celebrated with a slew of prayer services across town - and a lot of good food, too. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh ...

Rosh Hashanah is here, and the Jewish New Year is being celebrated with a slew of prayer services across town — and a lot of good food, too. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh ...