Counting the 49 Days of Sefirat Ha’Omer is not easy; it involves consistent and constant care and attention. The same goes ...

A hallmark of Pittsburgh Jewish life is returning for an evening of education, cheesecake and coffee. Complete with speakers ...

Lag B'Omer occurred on the 33rd day of counting the Omer, and many celebrated this occasion with bonfires and barbecue items ...

Friday May 16 is Lag Ba'Omer, the 33rd day of the counting of the Omer and the yahrzeit (anniversary of death) of Rabbi ...

During Bar Kochba’s revolt against the Romans, a terrible epidemic struck Rabbi Akiva’s students, and 24,000 men lost their ...

What is the nature of the Jewish people? Is the nation merely the combined contribution of each individual Jew? Or are the ...

Torah commentaries weigh in on the philosophic and practical issue of the difference between Shabbat and the other festivals ...

By Barrett Holman Leak SAN DIEGO — I remember the aroma of warm butter and sweet cheese that hung thick in the air in our ...

Emor tells us: “From the day on which you bring the sheaf of elevation offering — the day after the Sabbath — you shall count ...

The dual Jewish calendar reminds us that when all seems lost, sometimes God will step in, and sometimes man will step up. And ...

On Lag B’Omer, Har Meron is transformed into a massive sea of visitors from throughout the world. A sight of unimaginable magnitude. In fact, the tremendous volume of visitors who visit the gravesite ...