Each year we come back to the same place, once again, moving through the contemplative time of the month of Elul, preparing for the coming Holy Day, Rosh Hashanah, the New Year. It is a circle that ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --I grew up Catholic — 12 years in Catholic schools. I know about bread and wine traditions of the Catholic Mass. When it comes to the food traditions of other religions, I turn to the ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a period for reflection and repentance. The holiday is celebrated with festive meals, prayers, and the blowing of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, starts at sundown today, Monday, Sept. 22, kicking off the start of the High Holy Days. Rosh ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening, Sept. 22. Rosh Hashanah ...

Have you ever wondered why challahs on Rosh Hashanah are round and not braided the way they are the rest of the year? Before we opened our artisan bakery in 2008, I always thought that the reason had ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year that marks the beginning of the High Holy Days leading up to Yom Kippur, begins on the evening of Monday, Sept. 22. Temples and Jewish groups around Reno are ...

I send my warmest greetings to every American celebrating Rosh Hashanah—the start of the new year for the Jewish faith and a holy time of prayer, community, and spiritual reflection. During this ...

Rosh Hashanah, one of Judaism’s High Holidays, will begin its two-day celebration this week. The holiday celebrates “the head of the year” and marks the start of the Jewish New Year. The two-day ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year celebrated on the first day of the Hebrew month of Tishri, typically falling in late September or early October, takes place this year on Sep 23–24. The two-day ...

On the eve of the Jewish New Year, we have thoughts from Angela Buchdahl, senior rabbi at Central Synagogue in New York. Her new book, "Heart of a Stranger," is about her journey to becoming the first ...