The symbolic foods of the High Holidays have taken on new meaning after Oct. 7, writes a religious studies scholar. Before the pandemic put a damper on our entertaining, I always looked forward to ...

Apples and honey are the default foods of Rosh Hashanah, so obvious in their symbolism that they have been reduced to the cloying kindergarten song, “Apples and ho-neeeee, for Rosh Hashanah.” Yep, ...

The Sephardic Rabbi David Abudraham links the shofar to Rosh Hashanah as the anniversary of creation, and the blasts resemble a royal ceremony when we celebrate God’s sovereignty over the universe.

Everyone knows about the Passover Seder. But did you know that Jews eat symbolic meals for lots of holidays — including Rosh Hashanah? The custom is most common among Sephardic or Mizrahi communities, ...

Rosh Hashanah celebrates the beginning of the world, it marks the New Year; it is the beginning of the 10 days of judgment. It is the start of a solemn series of days in which our annual fates, our ...

There is a very telling Talmudic story of Rabbi Judah the Prince. A calf that was being led to the slaughterhouse broke free and hid frightened under the Rabbi’s robe. Rabbi Judah pushed the animal ...

What is the difference between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur? We often refer to both as days of judgment, yet they seem as different as night and day. Rosh Hashanah is a Yom Tov, a joyous holiday, on ...

Rosh Hashanah falls this year on the heels of Labor Day and, no, it’s not early this year. It is precisely when it should be on the lunisolar calendar, so Jews around the world are busy preparing ...