Category: Jewish
Chanukah (Hanukkah or Hanukah), the Jewish Festival of Lights
Chanukah, the eight-day Jewish festival of lights, begins on the evening of Kislev 25, in the 9th month of the Jewish calendar. Similar to other festivals centered around lanterns, candles or lights, the holiday celebrates the triumph of light over darkness and of spirituality over materialism.
At the heart of the festival is the nightly [...] Read More »
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is considered to be the holiest of days in the Jewish calendar. It is the 'Day of Atonement,' in which Jews ask for forgiveness for all of their sins against their god, after which the 'Book of Life' is closed for the year. (This is why Yom Kippur is often referred to [...] Read More »
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is observed the first and second day of the seventh month of the Jewish calender, Tishri. It usually falls in September on the western calendar.
Widely known as the New Years Day of the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah actually has a fourfold meaning:
1. The Day of Judgement -- a day on which Jews examine [...] Read More »
