2013年2月13日 · Learn why some Jews choose to celebrate the holiday while others prefer Tu B'Av, a Jewish Day of Love. Find out how this alternative celebration has become a Jewish equivalent to Valentine's Day, complete with flowers, romantic dinners, and proposals.

There is nothing about the contemporary traditions of Valentine’s Day — cards, flowers, chocolate –that seems overtly religious. But the holiday’s full name of St. Valentine’s Day certainly implies that it has Christian roots. Thus, the question of whether it’s appropriate for Jews to celebrate Valentine’s Day is reasonable.

Some would say there is no reason why Jews cannot celebrate Valentine's Day, though others might argue that, as a holiday rooted in Christian tradition, it would be a bit peculiar. In making your decision, it is important to know that rabbinic opinion from all streams of Judaism have been inclined to allow for the celebration of secular ...

2024年8月14日 · Tu B'Av is often considered a Jewish version of Valentine's Day. But this ancient holiday has its own distinct traditions and practices, which have evolved until today. Here's what you should...

2024年2月11日 · On St. Valentine's Day, 1349, a Shabbat, the entire Jewish community of Strasbourg, in France, was massacred, burned alive in the town square while townspeople watched. Afterwards, townspeople searched the corpses, looking for valuables, and the property of Strasbourg’s Jews was distributed to local Gentiles.

Do Jews Celebrate Valentine's Day? As Jews, we may not be sure whether it's proper for us to join the party. After all, for the longest time the full name of this holiday was “St. Valentine's Day” because of its legendary link with the apocryphal story of one of the earliest Christian saints.

2025年2月13日 · There has been some controversy over whether Jews should celebrate Valentine’s Day due to the holiday’s Christian and pagan roots. The holiday is named for the Christian saint Valentine and many historians believe it began as a brutal festival called Lupercalia in ancient Rome. Read more about the holiday’s origins.

But did you know that Jews in Israel celebrate the holiday of love on a day called Tu B’Av (“the fifteenth of [the summer month of] Av”), whose roots go back to ancient times? To many Jewish people this holiday has become the “Jewish Valentine’s Day” or “Jewish Sadie Hawkins Day.”

Depending on your convictions and those of your sweetheart, celebrating Valentine’s Day is a good way to keep the spark of love shining for Jews and non-Jews alike. And as a Jew, celebrating Tu B’Av is a win-win combo showing your romantic chops.

2018年7月10日 · Tu B’Av, an ancient holiday for those looking for love, is being updated and celebrated. Before there was JDate and JSwipe, there was Tu B’Av, the 15th day of the Hebrew month of Av, Judaism’s own version of Valentine’s Day. As with many Jewish traditions, its roots are ancient, but it is perfectly adaptable to modern times.