Rosh Hashanah

It is customary to eat apples dipped in honey for Rosh Hashanah to help bring in the sweet new year! Also helping to bring in the Jewish New Year are celebs like Zach Braff and Harry Styles! "It's been such a lousy year,” my grandmother said when I asked her what she thought I should … Read more

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis ushered in the year 5775 as they celebrated the Jewish New Year on Wednesday still shaken from this summer's 50-day war against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip, distressed by turmoil along their borders, and anticipating a  Following is the address made by Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman to the foreign diplomatic … Read more

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king. 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 … Read more

"It's been such a lousy year,” my grandmother said when I asked her what she thought I should write for my Rosh Hashanah column. It was a cloudy Sunday night in Miami and we had just finished watching the Tom Cruise  With a little more than 48 hours until the start of Rosh Hashanah, kosher … Read more

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, the first of the High Holy Days which in occur in the early autumn of the northern hemisphere. The first day of the 48-hour celebration is called Tishrei, and is believed to be an  The Jewish High Holy Days are upon us, and with … Read more