The Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur begins Sunday at sundown. The Day of Atonement is the holiest and most somber day on the Jewish calendar. In normal times, synagogues all over the world would be ...

Hanukkah, Passover, Rosh Hashanah... most non-Jewish people have at least a vague idea of what those Jewish holidays commemorate, celebrate or honor. But how about Shavuot, the "Feast of Weeks?" ...

JERUSALEM, Sept 13 (Reuters) - An Israeli cabinet minister tendered his resignation on Sunday in protest at a looming coronavirus lockdown that he argued would unfairly impede religious celebrations ...

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For people of the Jewish faith, the holiday known as Rosh Hashanah is happening now. Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 every ...

Besides a new season, leaves changing color indicate the two most important Jewish holidays of the year: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, takes place on the first day ...

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, is set to begin this week, and it comes a little later than last year's holiday. The holiday, which also can be spelled Rosh Hashanah, marks the beginning of the ...