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Rosh Hashanah means “Head of the Year,” observed on the first two days of the Jewish new year. This year, Rosh Hashanah marks the Jewish New Year of 5785. The Jewish holiday celebrates the birthday of ...

For people of the Jewish faith, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah is happening now. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 every ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Blowing the shofar at Congregation Beth Israel in La Jolla. Image courtesy Beth Israel The year 5784 in the Jewish calendar begins at sundown on Friday, Sept. 15, with Rosh Hashanah 2023 services at ...

When 70 climate activists stood outside Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s West Los Angeles field offices 10 days ago and blew a shofar, it wasn’t their way of wishing their senator an early Happy Jewish New ...