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 is here, and the Jewish New Year is being celebrated with a slew of prayer services across town — and a lot of good food, too. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh ...

Rosh Hashanah, a holiday that celebrates the Jewish New Year, begins at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22. It’s one of the holiest holidays for Jewish people around the world and translates from Hebrew to ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the start period of repentance culminating in Yom Kippur. The holiday is celebrated with special prayers, festive meals, and the blowing of a shofar, or ram's ...

Rosh Hashanah, one of Judaism’s High Holidays, will begin its two-day celebration this week. The holiday celebrates “the head of the year” and marks the start of the Jewish New Year. The two-day ...

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 ...

On the eve of the Jewish New Year, we have thoughts from Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York. Her new book, "Heart of a Stranger," is about her journey to becoming the first ...

One of the biggest holidays celebrated by those of the Jewish faith begins on the evening of Sept. 22. Rosh Hashanah starts that evening and lasts until Sept. 24, according to Chabad.org, an ...

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 ...

Rosh Hashanah is one of Judaism's holiest days. 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 Jewish High Holidays are almost upon us—Rosh Hashanah runs from Monday, September 22 to Wednesday, September 24, while Yom Kippur starts the evening of Wednesday, October 1—and several DC-area ...