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, one of the most important holidays for Jewish people around the world, is here. Rosh Hashanah, which translates from Hebrew to mean “the head of the year,” is one of Judaism's holiest ...

I’ve always been drawn to the Scriptural readings on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. Dreaming of the possibility of a child, Abraham and Sarah bear a child, Isaac, who is now a younger brother to ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days. It marks the beginning of a series of special dates on the Jewish calendar, called the High Holidays ...

Jewish people all over the world are celebrating some of the most important days in the religious calendar. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day religious festival which begins today (Wednesday, October 2) and ...

Sunday is the start of Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, which marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days. The millennia-old holiday is an occasion for reflection and is often ...