Rosh Hashanah in 2025 will begin at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and continue through nightfall on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Americans meeting each other on the street will typically begin their encounter with a friendly “hello,” a word probably derived from a German word used to hail a ferryman.  But, in other ...

The simple greeting, therefore, “The Lord be with you” conveys a most profound truth. When the priest uses this greeting, the priest’s words remind us that we are in the presence of God.