Holidays - The Jewish World

SJCC lists wooden gragger workshop and Purim themed carnival

Feb 26, 2026 | 0

A gragger SCHENECTADY– Purim will be noted by the The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC)...

Who will you dress as this Purim?

Feb 26, 2026 | 0

A Purim Elphaba? Why not? Photo courtesy of AI. By MARILYN SHAPIRO The usual costumes on Purim are...

Bethlehem Chabad’s CTeen Hamantash Bake

Feb 18, 2026 | 0

Local teens got their hands sticky for a good cause this week at the CTeen Hamantash Bake, raising...

Tu B’Shevat: ‘New Year for Trees’ is Feb. 2

Jan 29, 2026 | 0

Planting a sapling during Tu B’Shevat in Jerusalem, 1951. Photo courtesy of Werner Braun, KKL-JNF...

A different Chanukah holiday for this generation

Dec 18, 2025 | 0

By MERYL AIN JNS I doubt that my grandchildren would recognize the Chanukahs of my childhood. They...

A painful reminder of the true meaning of Chanukah

Dec 18, 2025 | 0

By JONATHAN TOBIN JNS In a sense, it would be nice if celebrations of the Chanukah holiday could reflect the mindset of attempts by those who control Western popular culture to water it down in order to blend in with the...

Family Chanukah party with Mexican theme set for SJCC

Dec 18, 2025 | 0

SCHENECTADY–The Schenectady Jewish Community Center (SJCC) annual family Chanukah celebration will...

The Shir Chadash Trio to perform at Nassau Shul Dec. 21 Chanukah party

Dec 18, 2025 | 0

NASSAU – The Judaic folk-rock group, The Shir Chadash Trio will perform Chanukah classics and original music at the Nassau Synagogue, 12 Albany Ave., Nassau. on Sunday, Dec. 21, during the the congregation’s Chanukah...