Easter & Christmas

13+ hour, 28+ min ago   (328+ words) The Orthodox Christmas Fast begins on Sunday, November 15, 2026 and runs 40 days to Christmas Eve. Here are the dates, the fasting rules and the meaning of the season. The Orthodox Nativity Fast in Romania, known as Postul Crăciunului, begins on Sunday,…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (415+ words) By Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel in Chula Vista, California Not melody, nor art of silver flute, A primal cry where human tongues are mute. Tekiah rings—a sudden, piercing dawn, The slumber from the weary spirit drawn. A solitary…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago   (287+ words) How the image of Holocaust survivors changed SA royals champion stronger ties with Israel Olim look forward to first Rosh Hashanah in Israel Israel cricket team not bowled out by hostility in Finland The issues on the minds of Israeli…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (517+ words) By Cailin Acosta in San Diego As Rosh Hashanah approaches, a recent High Holiday “Torah and Tea” class taught by Rebbetzin Chaya Andrusier at Chabad of East County, encouraged participants to look beyond the familiar traditions of the holiday and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (979+ words) Rabbi Jason Kimelman-Block thinks of High Holiday services almost like an opera. Some attendees study an opera ahead of the performance because there’s often “a lot happening” in the plot. “By studying it and learning, [services] will be a more…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (193+ words) On Aug. 17, the third quarterly social/meeting of KJZT Family Life, Society 31 St. Frances of Rome of La Grange was held at 4:30 p.m. in the Immaculate Heart Room at Sacred Heart Church. President Elizabeth Kallus led opening prayers especially remembering deceased…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (238+ words) It’s just over four months until Christmas! That means our grounds crew has already started carefully wrapping trees, buildings, and more with millions of bright lights for our stunning Garden of Lights at the Creation Museum and our Sea of…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago   (49+ words) You have crowned the year with your bounty, and your paths overflow with a rich harvest; The untilled meadows overflow with it, and rejoicing clothes the hills....