Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is a Jewish holiday that lasts for eight nights, usually in November or December. This year, it begins at sundown on Sunday, Dec. 18, and ends Monday, Dec. 26. Many ...

Yom Kippur, also known as the Day of Atonement, marks the end of the Days of Awe, a 10-day period of introspection and repentance (teshuvah) that begins with Rosh Hashanah. The holiday is considered ...

The Faculty Senate passed a motion, on a divided vote, to adjust the academic calendar at its second meeting this quarter on April 25. This motion shifts the start date of autumn quarter to Tuesdays ...

Purim is widely depicted as the most thoroughly joyful of Jewish holidays — highlighted by celebrations that include costumes, skits, noisemakers and varying degrees of rowdiness. It celebrates the ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Jewish people in New York City are celebrating the High Holiday of Rosh Hashana amid heighted security at synagogues and institutions across the city. Among those attending services ...