Rosh Hashanah

News

1. Obama Calls for Reconciliation in Rosh Hashanah Message

   Thu, 13 Sep 2012

   joyful time for millions of people around the world. But Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are also opportunities for reflection. They Obama says in a video message in advance of the beginning of Rosh Hashanah Sunday night. "In that spirit, the Jewish Tradition teaches
2. 
   Do Jews Have Yom Kippur Backward?

   Thu, 6 Oct 2011

   the New Year began 10 days ago with Rosh Hashanah , why are Jews only now getting around The 10n days between Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah are called Teshuva, a time of turning important as the New Year theme for Rosh Hashanah is its significance as the Day of Judgment
3. Today In Pictures: Sept. 29, 2011

   Fri, 30 Sep 2011

   Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo) A man blows a shofar (Ram’s horn) while others pray as they perform Tasklikh, a Rosh Hashanah ritual for casting sins upon the waters, in front of the Mediterranean Sea, in Ashdod, Israel, Sept. 29, 2011. (Ariel
4. Shutdown Showdown: Government Shutdown Averted…For Now

   Thu, 29 Sep 2011

   approved by unanimous consent during a pro forma session as members of the House are on a week-long recess to mark the Rosh Hashanah holiday. Today’s pro forma session lasted all of the five minutes and 17 seconds it took the House chaplain to deliver
5. Obama Reaffirms Commitment to Israel in Rosh Hashanah Message

   Wed, 28 Sep 2011

   look back on all the moments during the past year that give us reason to hope,” Obama said in a statement on the eve of Rosh Hashanah . ”Around the world, a new generation is reaching for their universal rights. Here in the United States, we’ve responded
6. Lawmakers Appear to Reach Deal to Avoid Govt. Shutdown

   Tue, 27 Sep 2011

   legislature is not here.” On a day that was supposed to be the first day of a week-long recess in the Senate for the Rosh Hashanah holiday, Reid indicated that he will proceed as scheduled to the 5:30 p.m. vote on a clean continuing resolution
7. Boehner & Cantor Say If FEMA Shuts Down Monday It Is Harry Reid’s Fault

   Sat, 24 Sep 2011

   relief, it’s his intention to dismiss lawmakers in the lower chamber to leave Washington for a week-long recess for the Rosh Hashanah holiday. “There’s no brinksmanship. Harry Reid is holding a bill up with full funding of what is needed right now for no reason

Videos

1. 
   Good Grade or Observe Jewish Holiday?

   Thu, 2 Oct 2008

   College student says he received a failing grade for observing Rosh Hashanah .
2. 
   Dome of the Rock: One of the World's Most Contested Sites

   Fri, 21 Dec 2012

   that story is so barbaric that it would have died out over time, instead jews read it in their holiest week of the year, rosh hashanah and christians read it at their holiest week, easter, and muslims read the same story in their holiest week of the year

   Rosh Hashanah found at 2:26

   time, instead jews read it in their holiest week of the year, rosh hashanah and christians read it at their holiest week, easter, and muslims read the same story in their holiest week of the year.