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 ...

In his introduction to the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah, Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth writes about his experiences as a teenager during World War II, when he and his family hid inside a cramped attic in ...

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 ...

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 ...