Why is Rosh Hashanah important? Rosh Hashanah begins the leadup to Yom Kippur, some of the holiest days in the Hebrew year (known as "Days of Awe"). Rosh Hashanah celebrates God's creation of mankind ...

Rosh Hashanah ushers in the beginning of the Jewish year and is a holiday that celebrates the creation of the world, something that’s reflected in its name, which means “head of the year” in Hebrew.

For several thousand years, people of the Jewish faith have been celebrating the the creation of the world during their High Holy Days, which include Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. “When we celebrate ...

Rabbi Moshe Barrocas demonstrates the process of writing the Torah during the Mega Challah Bake4Kids event at the Jewish Community Center – South Hills. Here’s wishing everyone l’shanah tova. The ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. If you Google Jewish greeting for the High Holidays, you will learn that you are supposed to say ...

President Dwight D. Eisenhower paid tribute today to the spiritual teachings of Judaism and to the contribution of American Jews to this country. In a message issued through the Jewish Telegraphic ...