Have you ever heard the sound of the shofar? Its sounds is one that you would remember, whether the short blasts or the longer sustained blast that goes on over many seconds. This ram’s horn sounds ...

As I reflect on the past year, I am reminded of six lessons that I have learned from the last Rosh Hashanah until this Rosh Hashanah. The number six holds significant meaning in Jewish tradition. When ...

As Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — approaches, Jewish people around the world will prepare to observe this significant occasion with prayers, repentance and gatherings. One of the most profound ...

I must have been at least 13 when it happened because I wore my first pair of high heels to Rosh Hashanah services that year. The red leather kitten heels with a pointed toe matched the red felt hat ...

As the Jewish New Year approaches, a rabbi draws inspiration from hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin's mother, finding spiritual lessons in her resilience and faith amid tragedy. Only a month ago, the body ...

On Rosh Hashanah, we read these words not as a quaint miracle of the past, but as the very essence of the day. Rashi reminds us that Isaac was born exactly at the time promised — down to the second.

Sunday is the start of Rosh Hashanah, also known as the Jewish New Year, which marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days. The millennia-old holiday is an occasion for reflection and is often ...