If your best frame of reference for Rosh Hashanah is the “High Holy days” lyric in the hit Broadway musical Rent’s song La Vie Boheme, you probably have a few questions. Since Judaism is practiced in ...

Wednesday marks the start of Rosh Hashanah, a Jewish celebration signifying the new year. You may be familiar with the numerous traditions surrounding the holiday, including eating apples dipped in ...

Rosh Hashanah, one of the most important holidays for Jewish people around the world, is here. Rosh Hashanah, which translates from Hebrew to mean “the head of the year,” is one of Judaism's holiest ...

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Chaim Wilhelm from Chabad Oregon and his mother shared traditional foods in honor of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year . Rosh Hashanah, which translates as head of the year, is the Jewish new year ...

There are many foods associated with the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. One of the most beautiful, mythical and symbolic is the pomegranate. It's often part of the holiday meal as a symbol of ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days leading up to Yom Kippur, the Jewish day of atonement and the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Here's what to ...

We run through Rosh Hashanah food traditions from “world famous” pineapple-shaped chopped liver sculptures to the purveyors of a plant-based oyster and shiitake mushroom brisket). Chag Sameach! Is ...

To this day, for all our family gatherings, including Rosh Hashanah, we continue the tradition. My Aunt Janet makes the boyos, cheese-filled pastry pinwheels; and my sister, Laura, is in charge of the ...