It turns out that in 1936, Rosh Hashanah led right into Shabbat, so it was a three-day holiday. I imagine that the Black Cat Club was buzzing by Saturday night.

“Let no strange god be within you” ( Tehillim 81:10, לֹא-יִהְיֶה בְךָ אֵל זָר), interpreted by Chazal as the yetzer hara ...

Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, is one of Judaism’s holiest days. It begins on the first day of Tishrei, the seventh month of the Hebrew calendar.

On Rosh Hashanah, the memories – the sights, smells and sounds – all come rushing back to me. My family gathering at my grandmother’s house, in Brooklyn, as she cooks the brisket in the kitchen.

Rosh Hashanah is often celebrated with special foods, like apples dipped in honey, which symbolize the hope of a sweet year to come. Challah bread, baked in round loaves instead of braids and ...

Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, began on evening Oct. 2 and last through the evening on Oct. 4 this year. Here's what to know about the holiday.

Rosh Hashanah services are being live-streamed from synagogues across the country, so you can celebrate the New Year wherever you are.

Most former No. 1 overall picks in the NBA turn into household names, for good or bad reasons. But based on Udonis Haslem’s ...

The holiday of Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — began on Sunday evening, Sept. 25, 2022, and lasts through Tuesday evening, Sept. 27, 2022. Here's what it means and why.

Rosh Hashanah is all about ringing in the Jewish New Year and eating sweet foods to symbolize a sweet New Year, and this year we should up the sweet food because 2020 was obviously incredibly ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Friday night CHICAGO (CBS)-- Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, begins Friday night at sundown. Here's what you need to know.