KYIV, Ukraine — For the first time since Ukraine was plunged into war in 2022, soldiers on the front lines could hear the blast of the shofar marking the Jewish new year. The largest Jewish communal ...

Speak to the children of Israel, saying: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, it shall be a Sabbath for you, a remembrance of [Israel through] the shofar blast a holy occasion. Why are we ...

Pensacola's Jewish community will welcome the High Holy Day with blasts from the shofar and days of reflection, atonement and prayer. The High Holy Days start with Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, ...

When contemplating the meaning of Rosh Hashanah, I think of my four grandchildren now serving in our army. Two of them, the boys, are in tanks, while the girls are in intelligence units. Whenever I ...

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The two-day holiday known as Rosh Hashanah kicks off the beginning of the Jewish "High Holidays," a ten-day period of repentance and reflection that culminates with Yom Kippur, also known as the Day ...

As the sun sets on Oct. 2, Jews around the world will begin the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This significant holiday, which primarily unfolds in synagogues through prayer ...