Anyone who has stood at a Jewish wedding when the glass shatters and the room erupts into a thunderous "Mazel tov!" knows the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For people of the Jewish faith, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah is happening now. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins March 2 at sundown. The one-day festival commemorates ...

Grab the seder plate and start prepping the matzo, the eight-day celebration of Passover, or Pesach, starts this Monday. The major Jewish holiday happens during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew ...

Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days and begins at sunset on Wednesday. The two-day celebration marks the start of the Jewish New Year and is filled with traditions, like eating a round ...

For Jewish publishers, fall brings a wave of titles highlighting holidays from somber to joyful. There are four holidays this year in October alone, beginning with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, ...

Despite a semi-somber religious calendar, American Jews have much to celebrate. I’ve dealt with heavy topics the past three days: tragedy, Talmud, messiah. Let’s conclude this brief tasting session ...

Hanukkah begins on Christmas this year, marking a rare coincidence of the Jewish and Christian holidays, which occur according to different calendars. The alignment invites reflection on how two ...

Rosh Hashanah, which translates from Hebrew to mean “the head of the year," is coming up in early October. Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days. The two-day celebration marks the start of ...