Purim is widely depicted as the most joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits and ...

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 ...

The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah begins next month. Here's what to know and how to greet those who celebrate. Hanukkah – sometimes spelled Chanukah, Chanukkah, or even Hanukka – is an eight-day Jewish ...

Purim 2026 begins March 2. Here's what the Jewish holiday represents, why it's celebrated and why it's not 'Jewish Halloween' ...

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional ...

Purim, a colorful Jewish holiday celebrating resilience and bravery, begins at sundown.

Hanukkah arrives each winter with a glow that feels both ancient and familiar, a soft shimmer that slips through windows just when the year begins to darken too early. For many Jewish families, the ...