Holidays

The ambassador visited the Church of the Holy Sepulcher ahead of the Roman Catholic holiday of Good Friday, which is immediately followed by Easter Sunday.

"2,500 years ago another Persian tyrant tried to destroy the Jewish people and just as he failed then – you will fail today.”

Each of Tel Aviv’s 13 beautiful beaches has its own distinct character.

Hundreds of United Hatzalah volunteers from across the country are operating in shifts around the clock at the site.

KKL-JNF is celebrating its 120th anniversary (it was founded in 1901).

No Kamala, Chanukah is not about Tikun Olam and McLightly Light.

The British prime minister says Passover is about faith in the midst of hardship and a reminder that there will always be better times ahead.

Thousands of Christians from around the world showed their solidarity in the capital on the Festival of Sukkot in the annual Jerusalem March.

Hanukkah menorahs were glowing across the nation, even in the tiniest corners.

Police spokesperson Angelica Israelsson Silfver told Swedish TV that police will assign "extra supervision" around the synagogue and other Jewish places following the incident.

(JERUSALEM) - Beekeepers from across Israel delivered their honey products to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin this week in light of a festive event held...

"Some families are victims of terror attacks, who are at the verge of starvation." At least 100 basic food packages are prepared monthly.

Police were told the suspect didn’t like where his neighbor wanted to build his sukkah, who then nevertheless built it on the site.

Herzog urged the dancers to simply keep the commandment of “love thy neighbor” – “Ahavat Yisrael, Ahavat Yisrael, Ahavat Yisrael.”

Some 45,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport in the hours before operations are suspended for the Yom Kippur holiday.

The revolt lasted about five years, causing heavy casualties among the Roman legions – so much so that they had to deploy large military units from around the Roman Empire to complete their ranks.

Organizing the project was a real team effort, according to Jewish Caucus Chairman Chaim Deutsch.

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman authorized IDF Chief Rabbi Eyal Karim to sell all the IDF's Chametz to a non-Jew.

Turns out what's good for the goose is plenty good for the gander.

Donald Trump is about to become the very first US president who has halachically Jewish grandchildren (the Clintons' son-in-law is Jewish, too, but that's just not good enough for Jewish law).

Flight paths in the area around Cyprus are being altered, affecting the international lanes to and from Israel.

A Jewish woman and child were attacked by an Arab male in Jerusalem on Shavuot.

Hatzalah Ukraine said the holiday passed with routine medical incidents, and nothing else.

In honor of Tu B'Shevat, youth volunteering with Leket Israel, are picking excess fruit remaining on trees in people's private gardens to give to the poor.

Jordanian soldiers plucked the yarmulkas from the heads of a Jewish father and son at the border crossing.

A bomb threat called in to the NYC 911 switchboard prompts police to evacuate "770" Eastern Pkwy.

In 1863, the day of Shabbat, July 4, Independence Day, fell on the first day of the three weeks, Tammuz 17, but because it was Shabbat, as is the case this year, 2019, the fast was pushed off to Sunday.

This holiday is especially cherished in Israel, where thousands of bonfires are lit on the evening of the holiday to commemorate the huge light brought into the world by the mystical teachings of the great sage.

Hundreds of letters are mailed to Israel annually addressed to "God," "Jesus," "Our Dear Father in Heaven" and "the Western Wall."

Can anyone even remember a time, ever, when the Megilla was read at the White House?