Tag: Rosh Hashanah
50,000-plus worshippers travel to Uman for Rosh Hashanah
Tens of thousands of Jews from around the world have arrived in Uman, Ukraine, to spend Rosh Hashanah near the tomb of spiritual leader Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. The two-day holiday begins on the...
On pre-holiday call, Trump highlights exiting Iran deal, backing Holocaust education, battling anti-Semitism
In the annual call on Friday ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday between Jewish communal leaders and the president of the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump recalled a friend telling him that neither...
Jewish population worldwide hits 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah
The global Jewish population hovers around 14.8 million ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which marks the start of the Jewish new year 5780, according to estimates published by Professor Sergio Della Pergola of the Hebrew...
Gandhi letter wishing Jews ‘era of peace’ ahead of Rosh Hashanah found at National...
An 80-year-old handwritten letter Mahatma Gandhi wrote to a local Indian Jewish official ahead of the Jewish New Year and at the start of World War II was published online Tuesday for the first time ever.
In...
Israeli soldiers to receive gift cards to purchase items for Rosh Hashanah
Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) are providing High Holiday gift cards to some 9,000 soldiers in need and lone soldiers serving in the Israel Defense Forces so they can help celebrate Rosh...
Get out your crystal ball! Take the 5780 Jewish pundit quiz
The year 5779 brought tragedy and great sorrow to the Jewish community as the Pittsburgh and Poway synagogue shootings by white supremacists represented the worst instances of violent anti-Semitism in American history. The month...
Thousands to celebrate Rosh Hashanah at JDC events from India to Morocco
Thousands of Jews from emerging, established and ancient Jewish communities around the world will be celebrating Rosh Hashanah at scores of JDC events, including concerts, workshops, volunteer opportunities, trainings and cultural performances.
As part of...
Fall into the flavors of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute...
High Holiday challenge for college kids: Finding their (spiritual) home away from home
Spending the High Holidays away from home can be a lonely experience.
And, sadly, without the family around, many a Jewish college student simply ignores the call of the shofar—even the apples and honey—and attends...
‘Reverse Tashlich’ program encourages Jews to keep the oceans clean
A Florida-based program aimed at reconnecting Jewish people to the ocean and empowering them to help keep the sea clean is attracting attention from communities around the United States and even in Israel.
On Rosh...