Illuminations #208 a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Benzion and Chaya Shemtov share stories and ...

The comparison of New Year practices in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam demonstrates how religious traditions maintain ...

Established in 622 CE, the Islamic calendar, the Raʿs as-Sanah al-Hijrīyah, is the first day of the Islamic new year, which falls on the first month, Muharram. It is celebrated with a public holiday ...

Thanks to the widely adopted Gregorian calendar, most people have marked the new year on Jan. 1 for centuries. But with so ...

Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet has wrapped up an extraordinary four-day European tour in honour of Yud Tes Kislev, making inspiring ...

The American South’s answer to cabbage, collard greens are a popular New Year’s food, and yes, their color also symbolizes ...

And it makes sense to improve our behavior at the start of the new year. Since I was a child, when I began reading my dad’s books in his vast library, I decided to be a man like the brilliant Jewish ...

Thanks to the widely adopted Gregorian calendar, most people have marked the new year on Jan. 1 for centuries. But with so ...

IF you were born in the 20th or 21st century, Jan. 1 feels “natural.” We count down, watch fireworks, exchange greetings and ...

As the world prepares to welcome 2026, one of the most enduring traditions is the exchange of New Year wishes and greetings, ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and ...

Being Jewish is not a curse. It is a civilization built on meaning, memory, and moral clarity. Judaism introduced ideas that ...