A new exhibition at Yad Vashem highlights the extraordinary efforts made, often at risk of death, to preserve and mark the ...

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 ...

Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. is widely considered the holiest day of the year in the Jewish calendar. It is being observed this year from around sunset on Wednesday, Oct. 1, until after nightfall ...

The holiest time of year on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday at sundown. Its kicked off with the two-day holiday Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year. The days between Rosh Hashanah and ...

Easter's date is based on the lunar calendar. Easter is observed on the first Sunday after the first full moon following the spring equinox. Easter can be as early as March 22 or as late as April 25.