In Jewish congregations around the world, Rosh Hashana will be celebrated on Tuesday, Sept. 23. This year, at Congregation Agudas Achim, the annual High Holy Day new year’s celebration will be a ...

Jewish residents gathered in the Boston Public Garden to herald the New Year with a blowing of the shofar Tuesday evening.

The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High Holidays: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur.

This column will appear as the Jewish community is in the midst of its holy day period known as the “High Holidays.” It is a ...

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year, celebrated by Jews worldwide with prayers, special foods, and family gatherings. It begins the High Holy Days and leads to Yom Kippur. People reflect on the past ...

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 ...