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, ...

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 ...

As rich as the Ashkenazi Jewish tradition is, twice each year I wish I had descended from Sephardim. The first time is, of course, on Passover, when Sephardic tradition allows for grains. I imagine ...

Ki Tavo is the Torah portion that nobody likes. While it does contain beautiful verses of blessings, there’s that one frightening section, the sixth aliyah, with 54 verses of devastating curses. It’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, began at sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, and lasts for two days. It marks the beginning of a ...

In some ways, I consider 2023/5784 the last normal Rosh Hashanah of my life. Last year around this time, my biggest concern for the Jewish people probably focused on whether we were collectively ...