What is Rosh Hashanah? Jews celebrate New Year as hate crimes spike
Jews are celebrating their first Rosh Hashanah since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, which took the lives of over 1,200 Israelis. But what is it?
Rosh Hashana begins Wednesday. Here’s what you need to know about the major Jewish holiday
The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana, begins Wednesday at sundown. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day period that culminates with Yom Kippur.
Jewish community tightens security as Rosh Hashana nears: ‘It’s a strange time’
Security at Jewish institutions is tighter than ever.
Jewish community begins observance for Rosh Hashanah amid continuing tensions in Middle East
The Jewish Community is beginning their celebration of Rosh Hashanah tonight and students at one local Jewish academy have been preparing for the holiday by creating some crafts, attending a fair with Rosh Hashanah events and activities and creating their own take home shofar.
Synagogues increase security ahead of Rosh Hashana amid rise in antisemitism
With tensions running high in the Middle East and a nationwide surge in antisemitism, law enforcement agencies are taking proactive steps to ensure safety.
Bay Area Jewish communities gear up for Rosh Hashanah amid 'unprecedented' rise in antisemitism
With the blowing of the historic shofar, Rabbi Gedalia Potash of the Chabad of Noe Valley is getting ready for the Jewish new year - known as Rosh Hashanah. "The mindset and the level of optimism and joy that we are able to generate on this day actually influences and impacts the outcome of how the rest of the year will be,
What to know about Yom Kippur 2024: When is it and how to observe the holiday
Leading up to Yom Kippur and on the day itself, Jews are encouraged to ask for forgiveness from God as well as from other ...
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How we’ve judged other Jews’ global holiday observances over the years
We American Jews have always been curious about how the High Holidays were observed abroad — or if they were observed at all.
American Jews cope with the fallout a year after the Oct. 7 attacks
The events have spurred an identity crisis among some American Jews, as they increase spirituality, confront antisemitism -- ...
Jews prepare to observe Rosh Hashanah as group steps up to secure community amid huge rise in antisemitism
A network of Jewish security institutions increased 30% since the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel amid rising domestic ...
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In NYC, Jews gather together — and apart — for prayer and protest to mark one year since Oct. 7
celebrating a holiday at synagogue — Oct. 7, 2024 was different: For Jews across the city, it was a day of gathering, ...
Boston Jews unite in study to remember Oct. 7 victims
Some 75 people gathered at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, a nearly 85-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brighton, Mass ...
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Why Jews see pomegranates as symbols of both love and war
When Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff planted a pomegranate tree outside the vice president’s ...
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On Oct. 7, Pittsburgh Jews embrace unity in a divided city
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New Rosh Hashana prayer book made with NJ scholar helps Jews grapple with emotional year
"These Holy Days" aims to help Jews navigate the conflicting emotions of the High Holidays with the pain of Oct. 7 and the ...
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Hurricane Milton forces Florida Jews to rethink Yom Kippur plans
Hurricane Milton’s path is tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Pete and Tampa. As Yom Kippur nears, rabbis and Jews ...