Rosh Hashanah

'Light, not fight': How Rome's Chabad prepares for Rosh Hashanah in the shadows of antiquity

The days of the month of Elul are in full swing, and the blast of the shofar echoing through the walls reminds us that Rosh Hashanah and the holidays of Tishrei are just around the corner.

Photograph of Rome taken by the writer.
RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Rosh Hashanah: What we must break to become whole - opinion

Israel's population stands at 10.305 million ahead of the Jewish new year.

Israel in numbers: National population hits 10.305m., new CBS data shows ahead of Rosh Hashanah

THE IDEA for this year’s global meditation grew out of an event Michal Lichtman organized in Jerusalem last year as part of her initiative, Migdalor – Growing Light.

Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack


Rosh Hashanah candle-lighting times for Israel and the US

See Rosh Hashanah times for your area.

Shabbat candles

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer

Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.

A man blows the shofar in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 17, 2025

'They are still there': Hostage families mark second Rosh Hashanah since October 7

As the hostages now approach their third Simchat Torah in Gaza, she said, the feeling that time has frozen only grows stronger.

Families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters protest outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem, calling for their release, September 21, 2025.

Trump to present Gaza peace deal, Western countries recognize a Palestinian state in UNGA

Hamas publishes footage of hostages Alon Ohel • More than 170 million meals distributed to Gazan civilians, GHF says • Syria's Sharaa, in New York, renews call for US to formally drop sanctions

 Delegates react to the voting results during the United Nations General Assembly vote on a draft resolution that would recognize the Palestinians as qualified to become a full UN member, in New York City, US May 10, 2024.

Memory and history: Quintessential components of who we are - opinion

As steeped as we are in our traditional ways of yore, we can adapt and change and incorporate new historical events into our lives.

AN IDF vehicle maneuvers inside the Gaza Strip last week. As Israel continues its defensive war to defeat Hamas and return our abused hostages, its reputation throughout almost the entire world devolves, the writer laments.

Deputy head of Gazan Abu Shabab anti-Hamas militia wishes the Jewish people a 'happy new year'

Ghassan Duhine, the deputy of an anti-Hamas resistance group in the Gaza Strip issued a Rosh Hashanah statement on social media.

Ghassan Duhine (center) with members of the anti-Hamas Abu Shabab militia in the Gaza Strip, September 2025.

Prayers, hopes, and blessings for the new year

As always, our children know best: Israeli honey moves us on Rosh Hashanah.

Children of the Gaza Envelope Honey, Yad Mordechai

Curses and blessings from 5785, and why it is important to recognize them - comment

Jewish tradition is keenly aware of suffering, exile, persecution, and uncertainty, while it also reflects Jewish resilience and hope. It carries both the sober memory of hardship and hope.

A MAN blows a shofar outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station. One of the areas of life on which we concentrate in the Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur period is health, says the writer.

Dr. Maya Rosman reveals: Honey, silan or maple – which is healthier?

They are supposedly natural sweeteners, but what is hidden inside them? Are they simple sugars or important nutritional components? And also – which one is the worst?

A jar of honey

Sweet as honey: Recommendations for looks for the holiday evening, definitely not in white

Torn between a light and coquettish dress and oversized jeans with a festive shirt? That’s fine, so are we – that’s why we created a clear concept based on nude in all its shades.

Sacks – Bermuda, NIS 569