Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's Rosh Hashana, also known as the start of the Jewish New Year. The celebratory holiday lasts two days, starting at sunset on ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar, is a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. In 2025, Yom Kippur begins at sundown on Wednesday, Oct. 1, and ends at nightfall on Thursday, Oct. 2.

Elul: It’s the month that quietly ushers in one of the most spiritually significant seasons on the Jewish calendar, even though many Jews might not be familiar with it. It is the final month on the ...

The Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, celebrating the Jewish New Year, starts at sundown Monday evening. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Yom Kippur is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar and also one of the most somber commemorations of the year. It marks the end of the "Days of Awe," a 10-day period that begins on Rosh ...

The annual Jewish calendar is filled with days of joy and celebration, alongside other occasions marked by loss, bereavement, and recognition of national and personal tragedies. An underlying constant ...

It's Rosh Hashana, also known as the start of the Jewish New Year. The celebratory holiday lasts two days, starting at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22, and continuing through the evening of Wednesday, Sept ...

The holiest day in the Jewish calendar is here, and will include a day of fasting, prayer and repentance. Yom Kippur is the day-long fast that comes a week after Rosh Hashanah. These special dates are ...