Purim is a festive holiday, also without a work restriction, near the end of winter. It commemorates the narrow Jewish escape ...

Shavuot is a Jewish holiday, one of the biblically ordained Three Pilgrimage Festivals, and this year it is from June 1 through June 3. Boulder, Colorado. CBS ...

As a Rabbi, I know Jewish people are under attack. Too many still look away. | Opinion We get it: Israel complicates things. However, our lives here in the United States should be worth protecting.

Before ma’amoul were treats served at special occasions, they were simple biscuits that fueled travelers. “‘Ma’amoul’ is not ...

Local rabbis and Jewish residents are reacting with shock and horror to a climate of increasing antisemitic violence across the nation in the wake of the Israel-Gaza war, with the latest incident ...

A Long Island firefighter ran into a burning Chabad to save a sacred Sefer Torah from the flames on Wednesday -- as members of the local Jewish community raced to the scene in prayer.

Like many Jewish holidays, food and drink are exchanged during Purim. Some also give food to the poor so they can participate in the festivities.

To celebrate the Fourth of July here are 13 —signifying the original 13 states — movies that celebrate what it means to be ...

The deadliest anti-Jewish attack in U.S. history occurred just seven years ago, in 2018, at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, where 11 people were shot to death and six were wounded.

Even in a place like Rikers Island, light can break through. This year’s pre-Shavuos celebration transformed the prison into ...

The BBC has issued a correction and apology for a documentary by its Arabic service that claimed Jews spit on Christians as part of a "holiday ritual." The correction followed complaints about a ...