HANUKKAH: The Hidden Light That Illuminates the Soul and the World.
Hanukkah is often considered the celebration of the Maccabees’ victory over the Greeks and the miracle of the oil that...
Festivals
8 Days of Hanukkah in 8 Sub-Saharan African Jewish Communities.
HANUKKAH, or Chanukah, holds significant spiritual importance to the Jewish population, both in terms of history and as a season...
Shana Tovah from Uganda: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah 5786.
Rosh Hashanah, the head of the year, is a time on the Jewish calendar when the blast of the shofar...
Matzah, Wine, and Unity: Uganda’s Unforgettable Pesach Journey
Originally published on Kulanu 2025 Spring Magazine. Pesach, which comes once a year, is celebrated as one of the three...
Celebrating Passover at 8,000 Feet in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley.
Two mountain communities join the Sub-Saharan African Jewish Alliance in a historic celebration. Pesach, annually observed as a festival of...
Celebrating Pesach in Jewish Central Synagogue, Uyo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria.
Pesach is a time of year, a season of historical remembrance, in which all Jews are obligated to immerse themselves....
Maccabi Football Club of Nigeria holds Purim Service at Gihon Synagogue.
As Jews all over the world celebrate the Purim festival, honoring the triumph achieved in the 4th century in Persia...
From A Sukkot Village in Southern Nigeria to the Hills of Sefwi Waiwso in North Western Ghana for Simchat Torah.
A Story of High Holidays 5784: When traversing from the east African coast to the western region, it is highly...
Purim Brightened by Camp Sarah’s Colorful Children’s Celebration in Gihon Hebrew Synagogue
By: Netzach Ekwunife The importance of Jewish events such as festivals, Shabbat, Jewish camping, and other significant celebrations cannot be...
A Jewish Revival in an Unlikely Place: Jews in Nigeria Reclaiming their Heritage
In recent times, a significant number of Nigerians, particularly those from the Igbo ethnic group, have been transitioning from Christianity...
