After fasting for 24 hours on Yom Kippur, we generally serve a dairy-based meal, which is thought to be better for digestion ...

Steps Toward Rosh HaShanah The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (coinciding with Parshat Ki Tavo 2024) (adapted from previous ...

As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they ...

Beyond its spiritual significance, Rosh Hashanah is a time for families to come together, reflect on the past year and set ...

Selichot are traditional prayers for forgiveness that are said in the month preceding Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. These ancient prayers are typically sad and self-deprecating, but they can ...

Our annual list of Bay Area grocery stores, bakeries and restaurants carrying essential items to make your New Year a bit ...

I took that experience as an important lesson, particularly at this time of year. Certainly, as Jews, the month of Elul, in ...

The anniversary celebration is set for Oct. 19. Jewish holidays Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and Sukkot take place in October this year, too, and may require those who celebrate to avoid certain ...

and our minds are already focused on how to achieve a positive judgment on Rosh Hashanah. A Midrash from the Book of Devarim and next week's parsha, Shoftim, gives insight on how to secure a ...

Within an hour of submitting the card to the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs), a FBI fingerprint expert matched the print’s to Grubb’s. A family member went on to ...

As we are now 30 days before Rosh Hashanah, the custom is to greet people with the blessing: “Ktiva V’chatima Tova”—"May you be inscribed and sealed (in the Book of Life) for a good year.” ...