The exact date varies each year as it's based on the lunar calendar, and marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. Rosh ...

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the Jewish New Year, which is different than the one that is celebrated on Jan. 1 every year. It's set using the Hebrew calendar, which is different than the calendar we ...

This year, it no longer feels like history. There’s a long-running debate among observant Jews about whether it is appropriate, in Jewish law, to establish days of mourning and fasting to ...

or “Head of the Year,” is the Jewish New Year, starting at sunset and continuing for two days. On Rosh Hashanah, Jews attend religious services and celebratory meals. Rosh Hashanah also marks the ...

CHARLIE: The dates of all our festivals come from the Hebrew calendar, so instead of January, the Jewish New Year begins in autumn. We mark it with a two-day celebration called Rosh Hashanah.