At Israel’s founding in 1948, the new nation’s leaders agreed that ultra-Orthodox men — known as the Haredim, or God-fearing, ...

But since the date of Easter changes every year, you might find yourself checking the calendar each time the weather warms up ...

St. Patrick is as a Roman Catholic figure, but a church in Grevena, in northern Greece, has always celebrated him.

"I was very surprised by the fact that most of the respondents overwhelmingly still had very positive feelings towards the Orthodox Jewish community," one of the authors told JNS.The post ...

St. Patrick’s Day is widely associated with Irish culture, but the day also holds significant meaning in the Orthodox ...

Last June, Israel's Supreme Court ruled the exemptions from national service afforded to the nation's ultra-Orthodox community could not continue. That decision has triggered widespread protests by ...

Archbishop Elpidophoros, who leads the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America visited New Orleans Friday, bringing a message ...

the main of which is the coming of the Magi (Three kings in the Western European tradition). Currently, the Russian, Georgian, Jerusalem, Serbian Orthodox Churches, Athos monasteries in Greece ...

Keep reading to learn everything you need to know, including the meaning of Orthodox Easter and the traditions surrounding it. Orthodox Easter is honored by Orthodox Christians, and is officially ...