The Jewish calendar is notoriously imbalanced. After all of the holidays jammed into the month of Tishrei, it is nearly two full months before we celebrate the next one, Hanukkah. What do you do with ...
June 1 is the beginning of Pride Month — here are nine ways the New York Jewish community is celebrating. As June rolls in, so does Pride Month — a 30-day celebration of the LBGTQ community and its ...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – May is Jewish American Heritage Month and all month long we’re celebrating our local Jewish community. Mariam Feist is the CEO of the Jewish Federation and Foundation of Northeast ...
In the secular calendar, a new month begins in the middle of the moon’s cycle. In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means ...
Each May, Jewish American Heritage Month offers an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the many contributions Jewish Americans have made to the United States. For generations, Jewish Americans have ...
The beginning of May marks an important time for our campus community. As we approach the end of the spring semester, this moment invites us all to reflect on the work we’re doing, the goals we’re ...
The Holy Days are barely behind us, and we’re already preparing for Hanukkah (the first day of which, as some have realized, coincides with American Thanksgiving this year). But between these events ...