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

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 ...

More than 1,500 people showed up Saturday at Temple Judea in Coral Gables to observe Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year. The 10 a.m. service, led by Rabbi Judith Lazarus Siegal, kicked off with a video ...

Jews are celebrating their first Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, which took the lives of approximately 1,200 Israelis and prompted a massive uptick in ...

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 ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — “Shanah Tovah, Shanah Tovah” was exclaimed Tuesday morning as members of Temple Lev Tikvah in Virginia Beach wished each other a good year during their first in-person ...

The lovely Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Wednesday, Oct. 2, and it is the start of the Jewish calendar. It literally means “head of the year.” Often known as the Jewish New Year, ...