Millions of people worldwide celebrated Orthodox Christmas nearly two weeks after much of the world marked the holiday ...

Traditionally Christmas falls on the 25th of December and the last day of the festival is observed on January 5th of the succeeding month/year. However, Orthodox christians especially in Europe, the ...

Florida’s largest Greek Orthodox community gathered Tuesday for its 120th Epiphany celebration, where dozens of teens dove ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The annual Clearwater Greekfest is happening this weekend. The event is hosted by Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, which is located on Old Coachman Road. Admission and parking ...

Athens and Nicosia are starting 2026 by turning down the volume on New Year’s celebrations. The capitals of Greece and Cyprus ...

Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis enters his seventh year in power facing a political landscape that is effectively ...

Ms. Elitzur is an ultra-Orthodox Jewish filmmaker. She interviewed members of her community on how they navigate the first night as bride and groom. Marriages among the ultra-Orthodox sometimes happen ...

When people picture a rabbi, they may imagine a man standing in front of a congregation in a synagogue. But “rabbi” means much more than that. For example, a rabbi could be a teacher, a nonprofit ...

Up for debate: Traditional vs. destination weddings as couples plan 2026 ceremonies As 2026 approaches, couples are weighing whether to have traditional weddings at home or destination celebrations ...

(The Conversation) — A court decision allowing Israeli women to take the Chief Rabbinate’s exams is the latest sign of growing recognition for women’s religious learning within Orthodox Judaism. (The ...

Michal Raucher received funding from the Israel Institute, the University of Cincinnati, and the Hadassah Brandeis Institute to conduct research related to this article. When people picture a rabbi, ...