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 ...

Cheshvan is associated with the tribe of Menashe, whose name implies forgetting—but also leaping upward. His name shares ...

In the secular calendar, a new month begins in the middle of the moon’s cycle. In the Jewish calendar, a new month begins with the new moon. The Hebrew word for month is chodesh which also means ...

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, starts at sundown today, Monday, Sept. 22, kicking off the start of the High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah, or Rosh Hashanah 5786, is a two-day Jewish holiday that ...

Rosh Hashanah is here, and the Jewish New Year is being celebrated with a slew of prayer services across town — and a lot of good food, too. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. Rosh ...

The holiest time of year on the Jewish calendar begins Wednesday at sundown. Its kicked off with the two-day holiday Rosh Hashanah, which marks the Jewish New Year. The days between Rosh Hashanah and ...

It's Rosh Hashana, also known as the start of the Jewish New Year. The celebratory holiday lasts two days, starting at sunset on Monday, Sept. 22, and continuing through the evening of Wednesday, Sept ...

Blowing the shofar at Congregation Beth Israel in La Jolla. (File photo courtesy of Congregation Beth Israel) The year 5786 on the Jewish calendar began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, with Rosh ...

The Jewish High Holidays end with Yom Kippur, widely regarded as the holiest day of the Jewish calendar. Also called the Day of Atonement, the holiday is an opportunity for Jewish people to seek ...