It is one of the most universally observed holidays of theJewishcalendar, probably even more so thanPassover, with many secular Jews also attending synagogue and fasting on this day. Of course,childrenandsickpeople who are unable to fast may not do so, and putting themselves in danger by att...
Thus, the lengths of days vary by season and are controlled by the times of sunset, nightfall, dawn, and sunrise. All Jewish holidays begin at sundown on the date listed. Yom Kippur Dates YearHebrew YearYom Kippur Begins 20255786 Sunset October 1 (to nightfall October 2) 20265787 Sunset ...
Hanukkah is considered to be a minor festival compared to otherJewishholidays such asYom Kippur,Passover, andRosh Hashanah. The first U.S. president to celebrate Hanukkah at the White House wasHarry S. Truman. Dreidels were first used by Jews in Judea to pretend they were playing games inste...
There are many other times that people celebrate a new year. Jewish people celebrate “Rosh Hashanah” at the end of September. Muslim people mark “Murharram” around the same time. People in Cambodia celebrate new year in April. People in Korea celebrate at the end of January. Each of t...
For more than one year, both Palestinians and the international community has been screaming that the Gazan casualties are not proportional to 7 October. If this hostage deal does go through, how is that proportional? The mastermind of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was actually traded in a 2015 hostag...
Tying the knot in 2024, 2025, 2026 or 2027 and wondering what dates are a full stop? Here are the wedding dates to avoid in the upcoming years to plan.
“My family are meat eaters so I am the one who usually cooks since I have voluntary diet restrictions (I'm vegetarian) and can keep track of what is in meals when I make them” (participant Q-15, home student). “I tend to go HAM because it's the holidays and thus I deviate ...
day and night are about equal in length all over the world during the equinoxes. A second equinox occurs each year on Sept. 22 or 23; in 2020, it will be on Sept. 22. This date will mark the autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere and the vernal equinox in the Southern (vernal...
When the Moon is “new,” it’s located between the Earth and the Sun. In other words, the Moon is in line with the Sun, and the Sun and Earth are on opposite sides of the Moon. (Note that when the Moon isperfectlyaligned in front of the Sun, it blocks out the Sun, giving us...
Have I been abandoned in this horrible place, will I die and disappear without leaving a trace; What about my buddies, who fought at my side, are they still fighting, has the war turned the tide; Will they come for me and free me from this fate, ...