Jews who observe the holiday typically self-reflect during the 49-day “Omer count” period and work on their spiritual growth. This year, it begins the evening of Sunday, May 16 and lasts until ...

The conversations were held amid growing tensions after Housing and Construction Minister Yitzhak Goldknopf, head of the ...

The most widely observed Jewish holiday falls in the middle of next month: The festival of Passover. Together with Sukkot and Shavuot, Passover is one of three biblical harvest festivals on which ...

Themes: The Jewish festival of Shavuot; the Bible story of Ruth and Naomi; loyalty; welcoming others. Ruth: Yes, my first husband was Jewish and from here - in Bethlehem. He moved to Moab with his ...

The counting, which takes place between the second night of Passover and the festival of Shavuot, can now be done ... in ancient times between the two holidays; the daily counting during home ...