Rosh Hashana

Three generations make traditional matzo balls. From left are Linda Graff of Brookfield, her daughter, Bethel resident Evelyn Jenkinson, and granddaughter Lindsay Jenkinson, 12.  

By DAVID HARTMAN The themes of death and the "thinness" of human existence recur in the liturgy of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur and during the entire period ...  

The two holiest days on the Jewish calendar -- Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, and Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement -- are days off from school in the ...  

By GERSHON BASKIN Why did Prime Minister Ehud Olmert suddenly now realize that the price of peace with the Palestinians is giving back almost all of the ...  

I have had 17 emails so far, some requiring long and thoughtful responses. I answer on my BlackBerry in between writing this and testing my son on French adjectives It’s about 9.30 in the morning as I write this. One child is off sick, seemingly with tonsillitis, another is off school for Rosh...  

Eight-year-old B.J. Llaneta of Crystal Lake knows that he will never have perfect attendance at school.  

29 with Rosh Hashana, the start of the Jewish new year, 5769. "The main thing of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur is true self-reflection," said Rabbi Jacob ...  

By Elana Congress Junior Jacqueline Kamm and sophomore Davey Friedman led the Rosh Hashanah services at Congregation Beth Israel in Walla Walla on Monday, ...  

Rosh Hashana (head of the year) started at sundown Monday and ends at sundown tonight. The holiday is an opportunity for families to celebrate together. ...  

A 10-day period of atonement began Monday evening for members of the Jewish community at Texas Tech who celebrated Rosh Hashana. "Rosh Hashanah represents the new year for the Jewish calender," said Holden Wilen, a sophomore business major from Dallas and vice president of Tech's chapter of...  

In response to Madraigos participants’ calls for a meaningful Rosh Hashanah program, Rabbi Silver and his staff of volunteers worked diligently to assemble ...  

Gloria S. Redlich It may seem an unusual time of year to observe a new year; however, for Jews around the world, autumn marks nothing less than the celebration of Creation through the observance of Rosh Hashana. This year the date on the Hebrew calendar coincided with September 29.  

Toby Stolar once catered for Sinatra and Sting and now feeds 1,500 clients at a dozen Broward social service agencies. So doing Rosh Hashana dinner at home for 22 is no sweat.  

By ROBIN FARMER To make Rosh Hashana more engaging, Keneseth Beth Israel began the new year doing something different. The synagogue on Patterson Avenue in ...  

Hebrew Day Institute student Eli Nayer, 7, teacher Helen Schulman and student Leah Frogel, 5, celebrate Rosh Hashana at the Rockville school on Friday.