Columnist Rabbi Bruce D. Forman discusses the importance of the Jewish holiday of Tu B’Shvat, which falls on Feb. 1, 2026.

What was once a place of worship filled with precious objects packed with meaning now sits in heavy layers of dark soot, ...

Handwritten calendars, prayer books, and testimonies at Yad Vashem show how Jewish life and tradition endured during the Holocaust.

Yom Kippur is the most important day of the year for the Jewish faith and ends the 10-day period of repentance and reflection known as the "High Holidays," which began with Rosh Hashanah. But what is ...

Recently I attended a naming ceremony at Temple Israel for a precious daughter born to a sweet family we love. We had attended the naming ceremony of her older sister, Penelope, and were eager to be a ...

NORTHRIDGE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Around the world, Jewish communities are celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, including in Northridge. "Rosh Hashanah means head of the year, which is the ...

Rabbi Jen Gubitz remembers the sermon she gave last year during Rosh Hashanah at Temple Shalom of Newton. “It was called, ‘It feels like the worst new year ever,’” she said. “People were finding it ...

LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. — Rosh Hashanah is a two-day celebration that marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It serves as a prelude to Yom Kippur, known as the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Some families in Chicago are celebrating the Jewish New Year, the year 5,886, during trying times for the Jewish community. One family is creating new memories and hope for a peaceful year ahead.

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays, a period for reflection and repentance. The holiday is celebrated with festive meals, prayers, and the blowing of a ...