Why are we asking for donations? Why are we asking for donations? This site is free thanks to our community of supporters. Voluntary donations from readers like you keep our news accessible for ...

The blowing sound of a shofar was heard throughout Brooklyn Sunday night as the borough's Jewish community marked the end of the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashanah. The new year isn't actually called ...

The blowing sound of a shofar was heard throughout Brooklyn Sunday night as the borough's Jewish community marked the end of the Jewish new year, or Rosh Hashanah. The new year isn't actually called ...

Chair of Security Aaron Brotman prepares to return the torah to the ark during Rosh Hashanah service at Temple Beth-El in Jersey City on Oct. 3, 2024. (Reena Rose Sibayan | The Jersey Journal) Get ...

Rosh Hashana is around the corner, and Baltimore-area congregations and organizations are welcoming the Jewish New Year with outdoor gatherings, family services, and traditional celebrations ...

Rosh HaShanah is usually translated as “The Jewish New Year.” The only thing that makes the coming year truly new is if we make ourselves new. In the liturgy of the Shofar service on Rosh Hashanah it ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins the evening of Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days, the beginning of a period of special dates called the High Holidays or High Holy Days. The High ...

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