The Jewish holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are beginning. Here's what to know, from meanings to dates, to proper greetings to friends.

In Taiwan they call @ "little mouse". It's "strudel" in Hebrew, "dog" in Russian and "monkey's tail" in Dutch. The @ sign is ...

What makes Matthew important is the belief that he later wrote an account of Jesus’s life and ministry known as “The Gospel ...

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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year and one of Judaism’s holiest days, begins on Sept. 22. Here's what to know about the holiday.

Shalom is the Hebrew word for peace. Om Shanti Shanti Shanti Om is a Hindu mantra meaning a prayer for peace, and Namo ...

Calling for civility is a way of reminding the powerless that they exist at the will of those in power and should act ...

He goes on to riff on the name of Jumanji ("What is it you say, some sort of Hebrew-Italian restaurant that sells amazing kosher food al dente?"), asks for money to help pay for the special effects, ...

Its aim is nothing less than “the humanisation of the other side”, says Sulaiman Khatib, a peace activist based in Ramallah and a member of the collective. Khatib, 53, spent a decade in jail for ...