The movements of the sun and moon determine the date of Easter Sunday, Christianity's holiest celebration.
The celebratory holiday marks the triumph of the Jewish community over a plot to destroy it by an ancient Persian empire.
A complete breakdown of the 2017 holidays for the five most popular religions in the United States.
With no immediate hope of leaving Europe’s biggest refugee camp, new arrivals are selling food and cutting hair to eke out a living.
Rabbis Chaim Kanievsky and Yitzchak Zilberstein sniffed some marijuana leaves this week and said they had a "healing smell."
Passover, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the biblical story of liberation from bondage in Egypt, is just about here.
Check out a few biblical passages and quotes to share this Easter.
A push to unify when Christians celebrate Easter could be implemented within five to 10 years.
In the Hebrew calendar, the holiday falls on the 10th of the month of Tishrei.
Other surveys have pointed to strong consumer morale, with inflation at zero and rising wages.
Other surveys have also reported rising consumer morale, as inflation has fallen to a record low and wages are starting to pick up.
The Kohanim have a special status in Jewish tradition and are believed to have been descended from Aaron, brother of Moses.
Read Bible passages that tell the story of how believers and non-believers observed death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
The rebel group that is consolidating its hold over key cities in Yemen is fiercely anti-Jewish.
The Jewish holiday gets its name from the 10 plagues God unleashed against the Pharaoh.
Many U.S. Jews, regardless of political affiliation, say their Passover rituals will take on a more charged meaning this year.
The word Passover comes from when God “passed over” Israelites’ homes during the tenth plague and spared their firstborn sons from being killed.
The rare convergence of the observances is a reminder of the links between the two religious holidays.
The seder is a ritual feast celebrating the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Families across the globe will gather Friday to hold the traditional seder meal symbolizing new beginnings and the bitterness of slavery to mark the Jewish holiday of Passover.
Shocked by a deadly fire, Orthodox communities are trying to improve safety around the observation of Sabbath laws.
Setting the date of Easter celebrations has been a controversial subject historically.