Does your congregation have any special or unusual Advent or Christmas customs? Are there any that are characteristic of your ...

Hanukkah is not a holiday to sit all day in synagogue and pray. It’s more of a holiday to eat potato pancakes and jelly ...

Because Judaism uses a modified lunar calendar, rather than the familiar solar calendar, the secular dates of Hanukkah vary from year to year.

This year, Jews around the world will celebrate the first night of Hanukkah on the same day that Christians will celebrate Christmas ... fall on Thanksgiving. In 2013, Hanukkah fell on ...