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 ...

Though Rosh Hashanah literally means “head of the year,” the holiday actually takes place on the first two days of the Hebrew month of Tishrei, which is the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar. This ...

Display the seder plate and hide the afikomen – Passover begins this week. Passover, or Pesach, the Festival of Freedom, is a major Jewish holiday during the month of Nisan on the Hebrew calendar, ...

Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

Friday marks the beginning of a special time for many Jewish people around the world. It's Passover, also called Pesach, which celebrates the Exodus, the liberation of Israelites from slavery in Egypt ...

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 ...

Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is observed just over a week after the Jewish New Year. This significant festival is marked by a day-long fast, during which ...

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 ...