Jewish holidays
Israelis prepare for a Passover overshadowed by war and loss
By Michele Chabin — April 18, 2024
JERUSALEM (RNS) — Some households in Israel are limiting the number of Seder guests out of fear that Iran or one of its proxies will attack Israel during the Passover observance.
In time for Passover, the first Ukrainian-language Haggadah goes to print
By David I. Klein — April 16, 2024
(RNS) — ‘It is a symbol of how we’ve manifested as Ukrainian Jews, that we are something different, not just Soviet Jews anymore,’ said the translator of the Passover liturgy.
How many Holocaust memorial days do we need?
By Jeffrey Salkin — January 29, 2024
(RNS) — There are three different days for remembering the Holocaust. Each one has a different message. Which message do we need today?
What to know about Hanukkah and how it’s celebrated around the world
By Giovanna Dell'orto — November 30, 2023
(AP) — On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.
Orthodox Jews emerged from holiday isolation to hear news of Hamas’ assault
By David I. Klein — October 10, 2023
(RNS) — Sequestered by bans on devices during holy days, many Orthodox Jews struggled to get news about the Hamas attacks.
Tisha B’Av is Jews’ day to lament destruction. It’s also a call to action.
By Jonah Dov Pesner and Jennie Rosenn — July 26, 2023
(RNS) — In the wake of the Jerusalem temple’s destruction, Jews mourned but didn’t give in to despair.
Freedom was granted at Passover. It was defined on Shavuot.
By Avi Shafran — May 24, 2023
(RNS) — The Festival of Weeks shows that true freedom comes in endeavoring to live a 'mission-focused' life.
A scholar of Jewish studies airs a few inconvenient lessons of Hanukkah
By Mark I. Pinsky — December 19, 2022
(RNS) — Prominent Middle East archaeologist Eric Meyers offers a view of Jewish uprisings, including those that followed the Maccabees, and their actual consequences.
How to talk to kids about antisemitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — November 22, 2022
(RNS) — A sad but necessary lesson for difficult and challenging times.
DEI is more than race and gender. It’s faith, too.
By Khyati Y. Joshi — October 11, 2022
(RNS) — People of different faiths shouldn’t have to miss important work events to celebrate their holidays.
My evangelical Sukkot saviors
By Avi Shafran — October 9, 2022
(RNS) — Every year as the Jewish holiday comes around, I remember Anthony.
Shavuot: A Jewish holiday of renewing commitment to God
By Alan Avery-Peck — May 31, 2022
(The Conversation) — The Jewish festival of Shavuot dates back to biblical times, but its significance has changed over the centuries.
Despite 2022’s cluster of religious holidays, multifaith understanding slow to evolve
By Camille Daniels — May 26, 2022
(RNS) — Unlike race, which has become an urgent topic for Americans to discuss and educate themselves (and others) about, faith remains a relatively siloed practice.
Celebrating the insurrection of Hanukkah in a year of insurrection
By Brad Hirschfield — November 30, 2021
(RNS) — Hanukkah, the story of a second-century BCE insurrection, can shed light on our view of Jan. 6.
Sukkot is the Jewish holiday that teaches us the joys of doing without
By Avi Shafran — September 20, 2021
(RNS) — Living in a hut teaches us that what we really have is not what we own, but what we are.
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