Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 every year. It's set using the Hebrew calendar, which is different than the calendar we ...

the Jewish New Year, is set to begin this week, and it comes a little later than last year's holiday. The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the Jewish High ...

Jews have an opportunity to "wipe the slate clean" - it seems that the new Pope is also taking the same approach.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish celebration of the new year, began Sunday evening. This year, the two days of Rosh Hashanah start at sundown on the eve of Tishri 1, Sept. 25, and end after the nightfall of ...

CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come from the Hebrew calendar, so instead of January, the Jewish New Year begins in autumn. We mark it with a two-day celebration called Rosh Hashanah.

Themes: the festival of Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish New Year; being responsible for our actions; asking for forgiveness; aspirations for the future. CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come ...

Local synagogue Congregation Emeth is launching an educational initiative in response to an incident where a Nazi flag was ...

Rosh Hashanah, or “Head of the Year,” is the Jewish New Year, starting at sunset and continuing for two days. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews attend religious services and celebratory meals. Rosh Hashanah also ...

New York City’s public schools ... But the principle of the shutdown will, after this year, apply to Yom Kippur as well as to Rosh Hashanah. JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time ...