Lag BaOmer bonfires and picnics have been adopted by some with a fervor as if Moses himself had commanded them. Mimunah is celebrated as if Judaism can’t do without it. More recently, Ashkenazic Jews ...

The first night of the Jewish New Year means families are gathering for feasts around the table. The dishes are often passed down through generations. However, there is one woman who is modernizing ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a period for reflection and repentance. The holiday is celebrated with festive meals, prayers, and the blowing of a ...

The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day ...

(WSVN) - Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is set to begin Monday night. The holiday is the start of the High Holy Days and a period of self reflection and repentance. It revolves around customs ...

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Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins a period of reflection known as the High Holidays. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and involves a daylong fast. The High ...