Rosh Hashanah is a two-day religious festival which begins today (Wednesday, October 2) and commemorates the Jewish new Year and the creation of the world. It marks the beginning of the High Holy ...

A key celebration in the Jewish calendar is about to get under way this week which kicks-off the start of a series of autumn festivals for those who practise the faith. One of the holiest days in ...

The Jewish festival of Rosh Hashanah occurs in September or October ... Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. It is also called the Day of Atonement. Jews focus on asking God ...

On the days Jews know as Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, these Christians celebrate what they call the Feast of Trumpets and Day of Atonement. “We’re not trying to be Jewish,” said Dexter ...

it can be just as meaningful for little ones as Rosh Hashanah. Known as the Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur is the most solemn day of the Jewish year. While my girls are too young for some of ...

Brandeis does not hold classes during Rosh Hashanah. Following Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur is also known as the Day of Atonement. Jews observe Yom Kippur with a 25 hour fast (this does not include ...

This past weekend, millions of people around the world celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year that marks the beginning of the High Holidays — Judaism's most significant spiritual season.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan — A suspect has been arrested in the armed robbery of a University of Michigan rabbi’s home on the first night of Rosh Hashanah. Police in the Detroit suburb of Southfield ...