Celebrate

While lighting two Shabbat candles is a widespread custom, Jewish law only requires one.

An Ethiopian Jewish holiday held 50 days after Yom Kippur.

Harvest foods are appropriate for this joyous conclusion of the High Holiday season.

The Jewish High Holidays go by many names.

Blessings said at home to enter Yom Kippur.

What to expect as a guest at someone's Friday night table.

It's easier—and more rewarding—than you think!

Shavuot goes by many names, but Pentecost is not usually one of them.

For a holiday that is only one or two days long, “weeks” seems a strange name.

Traditional greetings for the holiday of Shavuot, which celebrates the giving of the Torah.

The holiday of drunken revelry is also the day that proves the Torah's assertion that God answers all prayers.

The lights of the hanukkah menorah are typically made from wax and come in many colors.