Rabbi Shais Taub visited the gravesite of Michael Savage’s mother on her 19 Kislev yahrzeit and shared a moving class on ...

“Our tree will shine brightly throughout the holiday season as a symbol of love, remembrance, and hope. Each light represents someone dear to us — honored and remembered — whose light continues to ...

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A GRASSROOTS group of Jewish women are organising a public fast for Gaza on Yom Kippur next month. Jewish Peaceniks UK are inviting a hundred Jews to join them in observing the 25-hour fast on the ...

In this quietly reverent tale by Goldberg, a candle lit to observe the anniversary of a loved one’s death gives a family the opportunity for reminiscence. As the young narrator notes, yahrzeit is a ...

The use of yahrzeit candles is a widely practiced custom in the Jewish faith. Mourners light one, which burns for 24 hours, on the anniversary of the death of a loved one. (The word “yahrzeit” means ...

Edia Friedman, who survived the Vilna Ghetto, lights a Yahrzeit candle at the 43rd annual State Holocaust Commemoration on Friday, April 25, 2025, in the Senate Chamber at the State Capitol. Credit: ...

WYOMISSING, Pa. – In Wyomissing, the community came together Wednesday night to mark Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day. The Jewish Federation of Reading hosted a ceremony at the Jewish ...

One of the remarkable aspects of our move to Crawfordville nearly nine months ago, is the proximity of the beautiful St. Marks Trail. A 16-mile stretch of converted railway, the paved path connects ...

Dozens of students from the Combat Haredi Hesder Yeshiva recently returned from a transformative journey in Poland, a trip that deeply connected them to their roots, their history, and most ...

My friend has been crying endless tears for Israel. She is a proud American Reform Jew who has been overcome with grief since October 7. She’s a redhead, who’s been especially hit hard by the tragic ...