Why is Rosh Hashanah important? Rosh Hashanah begins the leadup to Yom Kippur, some of the holiest days in the Hebrew year (known as "Days of Awe"). Rosh Hashanah celebrates God's creation of mankind ...

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 ...

Jewish people all over the world are celebrating some of the most important days in the religious calendar. Rosh Hashanah is a two-day religious festival which begins today (Wednesday, October 2) and ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days. It marks the beginning of a series of special dates on the Jewish calendar, called the High Holidays ...