by holidayconnections · Published 04/29/2023
According to Baruch StermanJudy Taubes Sterman, for ancient Israelites, tekhelet was God’s chosen color. It was the color of the sumptuous drapes adorning Solomon’s Temple (2 Chronicles 3:14) as well as the robes worn by...
by holidayconnections · Published 03/27/2023 · Last modified 04/30/2023
Abraham was born in thecity of Ur, of the Chaldees, Ur was a major Sumerian city-state located in Mesopotamia, marked today by Tell el-Muqayyar in southern Iraq Abraham[a] is the Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic...
by holidayconnections · Published 03/20/2023 · Last modified 04/25/2023
“Easter Sunday” is the most important day in the Christian calendar. It celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus three days after his crucifixion, and six days after Jesus’ celebrated the Jewish Passover with his twelve disciples....
by holidayconnections · Published 12/13/2022 · Last modified 12/15/2022
In 2022, Hanukkah begins at sundown on Sunday, December 18, and continues through Monday, December 26. Hanukkah is a celebration of freedom of religion, freedom from oppression. It is the story of a few brave men ...