In the Diaspora, Yizkor is recited on Shemini Atzeret, the day preceding Simchat Torah. But in Israel, where the two are ...

Rosh Hashanah, meaning "head of the year" in Hebrew, is the celebration of the Jewish New Year. It’s commemorated with ...

Yom Kippur is the most sacred holiday for Jewish people. What do you say to friends and loved ones on Oct. 1? Here's ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts Sept. 22. What to know this year.

On a beautiful late August afternoon, I sat down with Rabbi Caryn Broitman for an interview about the upcoming Jewish High Holy Days. People commonly refer to them as the 10 days encompassing Rosh ...

Yom Kippur is the most solemn of Jewish holidays, during which Jews seek to atone for their sins and achieve reconciliation ...

As hostages return home after nearly two years in captivity, members of the Jewish community are reflecting — not just on the joy of reunion, but on the pain of ...

BETHESDA, Md. (7News) — Days after Iran's missile attack on Israel, and during one of the holiest days of the year for Jews, there is a renewed call for more security funding. Hundreds of Jewish ...

Jewish Americans, bearing witness to soaring antisemitism across the country, are taking self-defense precautions during the back-to-school season with the high holidays approaching. Community ...

Dozens of Jewish-affiliated nursing homes have asked the survey agencies to avoid non-emergency inspections on Jewish high holidays.

The passing of a beloved pet — and the need to explain it to a young person — was an occasion to consider Jewish life.

An Israeli cabinet minister tendered his resignation on Sunday in protest at a looming coronavirus lockdown that he argued would unfairly impede religious celebrations of Jewish holidays.