Do Jews celebrate anything like Lent?

Lent is the commemoration of Jesus' fasting 40 days in the desert, so we don't have anything exactly like that. read more

Moreover, since the Torah had stipulated that the month in which the exodus from Egypt occurred should mark the start of a new year (Exodus 12:2), the end of the prior year was subject to periodic extension in order to keep the Jewish lunar calendar in sync with the solar year. read more

Lent is a period of spiritual preparation leading up to Easter in which Christians reflect on Christ’s death and resurrection. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Holy Thursday, with Sundays excluded. read more