Holy Week observances began in Jerusalem in the earliest days of the Church, when devout people traveled to Jerusalem at Passover to reenact the events of the week leading up to the Resurrection.
Each year, starting on the 25 th of the Jewish month of Kislev, Jews celebrate Hanukkah, often called the Festival of Lights.
The best times to visit Jerusalem are April through May and October ... dates with major Jewish celebrations such as the High Holy Days, Sukkot, and Passover. A strong surge of visitor traffic ...
Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilus III explains why Jerusalem's Church of the Holy Sepulchre is the holiest ... Pizzaballa visited Gaza City last week In a statement released on Monday night ...
On successive mornings this week, there were renewed clashes ... as well as Jordan - the historic custodian of Jerusalem's Muslim and Christian holy sites - and Egypt, which negotiated last ...
When snow falls in Jerusalem, as happened this past week, the world takes heed ... Still, such reports occasionally referred to snow in the holy city as a “rarity.” A 1934 JTA report by ...
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In Israel and occupied territories, Christmas and Hanukkah converge in sober celebrationsGaza’s tiny Christian community prayed with Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, who received ...
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