Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Sept. 15, 2023. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins Wednesday at sundown. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day period ...

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 ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening, Sept. 22. Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days, leading up to Yom ...

(RNS) — The Talmud reminds us that the way we start the year will affect how we live out its balance. (RNS) — Most people think of Rosh Hashana as a Jewish holiday, which of course it is: It is the ...

Rosh Hashanah is Judaism's holiest day. Meaning “head of the year” or “first of the year,” Rosh Hashanah -- the Jewish new year -- marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of the ...

The Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashana in Hebrew – begins at sundown Sunday, marking the start of the year 5779. And even if you’re not Jewish, this holiday has a message for you. If you know a little ...

Tonight, the 19th of Kislev, marks the day when the Alter Rebbe was released from prison in Czarist Russia in 1798, and is celebrated as the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus.” COLlive presents customs and ...

Clarification: An earlier version of this story referenced an organization that will be closed for Rosh Hashana. The Jewish High Holy Days begin soon, with the first of the faith’s most significant ...