I never would have imagined the splinters inside of the Jewish community,” said Rabbi Elan Babchuck, whose work includes ...

In a time of turmoil in the United States and Israel, clergy offer High Holiday messages of hope and resilience ...

During the Jewish High Holy Days, clergy take the pulpit before community members who yearn for a narrative to explain these ...

Here's what to know about Rosh Hashanah, which ends on Wednesday, Sept. 24, when Yom Kippur is and how the two holidays are celebrated.

Tonight at sundown, Jews around the world begin the annual observance of a new year on the lunar Hebrew calendar, a period of ...

Thousands of Orthodox Jews flocked to the Ukrainian city of Uman on Monday for the celebration of Rosh Hashanah, despite ...

As we approach the Jewish High Holy Days, I have taken time to reflect upon the year that has just passed and the days, weeks and months ahead. But this year’s reflection feels different. More urgent.

Per Jewish tradition, God opens the Book of Life on Rosh Hashanah and inscribes those who are good in it. Those who are evil are judged to be culpable and may not live to the next Rosh Hashanah. (It ...

On the home front, a new presidency has meant an hourly stream of polarizing headlines and norm-shattering policies. Jews have found themselves at the center of the president’s efforts to remake ...

It’s not about “fearmongering” but about “learning how to avoid danger when possible, escape when necessary, and defend ...