Eid al-Fitr begins at sundown
At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Fast-Breaking." On the day of Eid, fasting is prohibited. The end of Ramadan is generally celebrated by a ceremonial fast-breaking, […]
At the end of Ramadan, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Fast-Breaking." On the day of Eid, fasting is prohibited. The end of Ramadan is generally celebrated by a ceremonial fast-breaking, […]
Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people, also known as the Festival of First Fruits. The Torah was given by the Lord on […]
An important fast day commemorating the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. It is the culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual mourning […]
An important fast day commemoratingthe destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in 586 BCE and 70 CE. It isthe culmination of the Three Weeks, an annual mourning period that […]
At the end of the annualpilgrimage, Muslims celebrate the "Festival of Sacrifice." Itincludes a ritual sacrifice of a sheep, camel, or goat, to honor thewillingness of Ibrahim to sacrifice his […]
Al-Hijra: Muslim New Years DayAl-Hijra, the first day of themonth of Muharram, marks the beginning of the Islamic New Year. Muhammed’s popularity was seen asthreatening by the people in power […]
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year, takes place at the beginning of the month of Tishrei, which is actually the seventh month of the Jewish year (counting from Nisan in […]
Yom Kippur is the holiest day ofthe year, when we are closest to the Lord and to the essence of our souls. YomKippur means “Day of Atonement,” as the verse […]
A celebration of the fall harvest that begins five days after Yom Kippur, Sukkot is named after the booths or huts (sukkot in Hebrew) in which Jews are supposed to […]
Simchat Torah is a joyful feast that marks the end of the old Torah reading cycle and the beginning of a new cycle. All the synagogue's Torah scrolls are removed […]
Mawlid al-Nabim, celebrated on the 12th of Rabiulawal, marks the birth of Muhammad in A.D. 570. The holy day is celebrated in different ways by different Islamic sects. Mohammed (ca. […]
Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day,wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting,special prayers and fried foods.In the second century BCE, the HolyLand was ruled by the Seleucids (Syrian-Greeks), […]