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Beginning at sundown on Friday, September 15, 2023, Jews around the world will begin to celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which ends at sundown on Sunday, September 17, 2023.
Plus, find out more about when Rosh Hashanah takes place in 2023.
Rosh Hashanah marks the start of the Jewish New Year and the beginning of the 10 days of introspection and repentance called the Days of Awe, a time for introspection on the previous year, which ...
Apples dipped in honey are eaten on Rosh Hashanah to symbolise the wish for a sweet and happy new year. Rosh Hashanah meals usually include apples dipped in honey to symbolize a sweet new year; [45] this is a late medieval Ashkenazi addition.
In 1989, there had been about 1,500 Soviet Jews who arrived in Los Angeles by December 4 of that year. Los Angeles area authorities anticipated that in the next two months, an additional 850 Soviet Jews were to arrive. [40] In the year 2021 it was estimated that Russian-speaking Jews comprised 10-15 percent of the local Jewish population. [41]
de Toledo High School, formerly New Community Jewish High School and informally known as "New Jew", [2] is a private Jewish high school in the West Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, in the western San Fernando Valley, California. One of the largest Jewish day schools in the United States, [3] [4] the school adopted its new name [5] as of July ...
Yom Kippur is the most high holy day of the year for the Jewish people around the world. There is a traditional "feast" for dinner the night before the holiday begins. Then there is a fast for 25 ...
Founded in 1862, it is the oldest Jewish congregation in Los Angeles. [4] [5] The congregation's main building, with a sanctuary topped by a large Byzantine Revival dome and decorated with interior murals, was designated as a City of Los Angeles Historic Cultural Monument in 1973 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.