From sundown on Friday, Sept. 15 until sundown on Sunday, Sept. 17, Jews celebrate Rosh Hashanah, which signifies the start of the new year. "Jews around the world celebrate a new year every single ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins a period of reflection known as the High Holidays. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day in Judaism and involves a daylong fast. The High ...

Blowing the shofar at Congregation Beth Israel in La Jolla. File photo courtesy Beth Israel The year 5785 in the Jewish calendar begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 2, with Rosh Hashanah 2024 ...

Even many people who aren’t Jewish know of the custom during Rosh Hashanah of dipping apple slices into honey, to express hopes of having a sweet new year. And this week, some of Rabbi Elazar Green’s ...