As a Jewish girl with Ukrainian roots growing up in Los Angeles, Rina Atroshenko learned fast that she would need to explain the Christmas tree in her family’s home. Their celebration of Novy God, the ...

As the secular holiday Novy God approaches, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in the Jewish state. TEL AVIV (JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they ...

Tonight, Tanya Shmulevitch will openly celebrate the Russian New Year’s Eve for the first time since immigrating to Israel as a child nearly two decades ago. The 28-year-old Shmulevitch is joining a ...

As the world welcomed the New Year two days ago, Israeli leaders emphasized the Russian holiday ‘Novy God,’ with Prime Minister Naftali Bennett wishing happy holidays on Facebook and President Isaac ...

(JTA) — Every December Elana Snitman’s family gathers at her home, where they decorate a fake pine tree with ornaments, placing gifts underneath to exchange. After gathering for a dinner of chicken, ...

Many Israelis reject the Russian Novy God New Year's celebrations, mistakenly perceiving it to be a Christian holiday, but this year the Israeli-Russian community launches a campaign to celebrate it ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Politicians wish Russian Israelis a 's novim godom' on Novy God With around 1.2 million in the country, Russian-speakers are both an integral part of Israeli society and a major voting bloc for the ...