Rosh Hashanah

Stamford Schools Consider New Policy On Holidays

A Board of Education committee in Stamford is looking at the calendar and which holidays schools would be closed a long term policy question.

2013/03/18

Rosh Hashanah celebrations at a synagogue on East 81st Street. (credit: CBS 2)

Rosh Hashanah A Time Of Celebration And Reflection For Jewish Families

Jews around the world are celebrating Rosh Hashanah — the start of a brand new year on the Jewish calendar. The holiday began at sundown on Sunday night.

2012/09/17

Members of the Jewish Center of Island Park hold a Rosh Hashanah service at Sacred Heart Church on Sept. 17, 2012. (credit: Mona Rivera/1010 WINS)

L.I. Church Holds Rosh Hashanah Services After Pipe Breaks At Jewish Center

A ruptured pipe threatened to dampen Rosh Hashanah services on Long Island but instead it brought neighbors of two faiths closer together.

2012/09/17

Blowing the shofar on Rosh Hashanah (file/credit: PAL PILLAI/AFP/Getty Images)

A Guide To Celebrating Rosh Hashanah In New York City

Happy New Year! Or should we say, L’Shana Tova? Rosh Hashanah, the Hebrew new year and one of the High Holidays in Judaism, began at sundown Sunday night.

2012/09/17

Occupy Wall Street demonstrators (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)

Occupy Wall Street Holding Demonstrations, Concerts Ahead Of One-Year Anniversary

Organizers said Sunday’s events focus on people power and the use of culturally creative tactics to build the movement.

2012/09/16

Rosh Hashanah Begins At Sunset, Marking Start Of Jewish High Holidays

The holy time begins with Rosh Hashanah, which marks the new year. The holiday is traditionally celebrated by blowing the shofar, eating apples and honey and spending time with family and friends.

2012/09/16

Anti-American Protests in the Middle East (Credit: CBS 2)

Man Believed To Have Made Anti-Islamic Film Questioned; Egyptian Police Clear Out Protesters

A Southern California filmmaker linked to an anti-Islamic movie inflaming protests across the Middle East was interviewed by federal probation officers at a Los Angeles sheriff’s station, but was not arrested or detained, authorities said early on Saturday.

2012/09/15

Rabbi Peter Rubinstein (file / credit: Central Synagogue)

Rosh Hashanah Starts Sundown Sunday; NYC Rabbi Says It’s Time For Reflection

The High Holidays are about taking a cleansing breath and looking within.

2012/09/14

NYPD at Temple Emanu-El on the Upper East Side (file / credit: Mario Tama/Gettty Images)

NYPD Gears Up For Jewish High Holidays

It’s getting to be that time – when the Jewish people celebrate the new year on Rosh Hashanah and observe the day of atonement on Yom Kippur. It is known as the High Holidays.

2012/09/05

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West Side Temple Hosts Rosh Hashanah Celebration In Central Park

They’re not ones to toot their own horn, but Chabad of the West Side and the Chabad Centers of Manhattan know they are onto to something big this Rosh Hashanah.

2011/09/29

Masbia Soup Kitchens Come To Aid Of Needy Families Marking Rosh Hashanah

There are 4 Masbia Soup Kitchens in Queens and Brooklyn and the need is skyrocketing. Already this year, they have served more than 200,000 meals — that’s 300 percent more than last year.

2011/09/28

A Guide To Celebrating Rosh Hashanah In New York City

Happy New Year! Or should we say, L’Shana Tova?

2011/09/28

New York, NY - Sep 13, 2011 (credit: Evan Bindelglass / WCBS 880)

New York City Gets Back To Normal, But 9/11 Threat Still Exists

Police Commissioner Ray Kelly says the NYPD’s 12-hour shifts had been pulled and there are fewer checkpoints around the city than over the weekend.

2011/09/13

Tri-State Jews Mark Rosh Hashanah At Sunset

The Jewish New Year began at sunset Wednesday evening. It also marks one of the major holidays of Judaism and the start of the “High Holy Day” period, which ends a week from Saturday.

2010/09/08

An Out-Of-Towner’s NYC Guide To Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, is one of the High Holidays on the Jewish calendar, and also one of the most festive. Families gather together to revel in the memories of the year past, […]

CBS 2HD–2010/09/08

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