For Christians seeking to understand the Jewish roots of their faith, this time of preparation for Jews offers a parallel to their own traditions. Just as Christians prepare their hearts during ...

SARASOTA — Local synagogues and members of the Jewish community are preparing for the upcoming High Holy Days — internationally recognized religious holidays that anchor a stretch of 10 days of ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

As we welcome the beginning of the academic year, Jewish members of our community will also be ushering in the Jewish new year as they celebrate and observe the High Holy Days. The High Holy Days take ...

On the table outside Rabbi Zachary Zysman’s office at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, six portraits of hostages killed by Hamas are weighed down by a small stone, placed there as an act of ...

Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year in Judaism and follows Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. The name of the holiday translates from Hebrew to English as the Day of Atonement, and Jewish ...