1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (88+ words) Israel National News is stopping its round-the-clock news updates at this time in honor of the start of Shabbat and Rosh Hashanah in North America, where they are being written now.Updates will resume Sunday night from Israel, following the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (363+ words) Israel's Ambassador to the United States Yechiel Leiter on Friday issued a Rosh Hashanah message reflecting on the Jewish New Year, the painful memories surrounding this year's holiday and the shared responsibility to defend freedom and work toward a better…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (691+ words) The Torah reading for the first day of Rosh Hashanah begins with several particularly fitting words. “V’Hashem pakad et Sarah" - “And the Lord remembered Sarah" (Bereishit 21:1). After decades of waiting, Sarah finally gives birth to a son. She is 90 years…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1000+ words) Rosh Hashanah falls during an election season. We are busy following the news, reading the headlines, and discussing events with family and friends. Opinions are everywhere. Everyone has something to say. Everyone is certain that he is right, and everyone…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1051+ words) The Mishna (tractate Rosh HaShana 18a) says: On Rosh HaShana all humanity passes before the Almighty as an army of soldiers passes in review. What is this all-inclusive word humanity composed of? Answer: Hashem, Creator of heaven and earth and all…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (19+ words) A whole new world: Birthday blast for Adam, the first man. Podcast | Rosh Hashanah: The renewal of all creation...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (44+ words) Around 50,000 people attend late night Selichot service at the Western Wall. Rabbis and public figures pray for unity, the safety of Israel's soldiers and the recovery of the wounded. Selichot at Western Wall: Over 50,000 worshippers gather ahead of Rosh Hashanah...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (109+ words) Tens of thousands of worshippers arrive at the Western Wall Plaza in Jerusalem to take part in the final recitation of Selichot before Rosh Hashanah. Tens of thousands of worshippers arrived on Thursday night at the Western Wall Plaza in…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (27+ words) Hours before Rosh Hashanah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits the Western Wall to pray. Watch. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah | Netanyahu prays at the Western Wall...