http://www.yourstreet.com/news/rosh-hashanah YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us On Friday, Sept. 11, over twenty students from Hillel-Shalom, Whitman’s Jewish organization, met in the Prentiss Spirituality Room at 5 p.m. to celebrate the Sabbath just as they do every Friday. After forming a circle and lighting candles, the group began... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6728164/students-celebrate-rosh-hashanah Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:05:08 -0700 The Rose Community Foundation is launching a $900,000 initiative called MazelTot on Thursday to help young Jewish families connect with tradition and with each other as they look to the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6721792/a-new-jewish-connection-in-denver-for-tots Sun, 13 Sep 2009 22:14:08 -0700 September is one of the holiest months of the Jewish calendar. It is a month when the Jewish people usher in the Days of Awe, the 10-day period that starts with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur, the High Holy Days. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6712201/church-lady-days-of-awe-upon-us-jewish-community-ushers-in-holiest-of-mo Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:27:08 -0700 A High Holy Day service with no sermon, a virtual congregation will be offered for Rosh Hashanah next week. Plus, Christ Church Cathedral will host Darfur services, including preaching by Rabbi Abie Ingber, and the Clifton Cultural Arts Center hosts TibetFest. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6711325/high-holy-day-service-adds-a-twist Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:41:08 -0700 Rosh Hashanah begins at sundown Sept. 18 and marks the start of the Jewish High Holy Days, a 10-day period between the start of Rosh Hashanah and ending with Yom Kippur beginning the night of Sept. 27. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6708768/temples-schedule-of-high-holy-day-services Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:44:08 -0700 REGION Realizing the difficult financial realities affecting the region, Beth Israel Synagogue of Westport/Norwalk, 40 King St., Norwalk, will offering a "high holy days stimulus package" in which the synagogue will open its doors for Rosh Hashanah services to all... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6709229/synagogues-prepare-for-rosh-hasana Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:39:08 -0700 Will honey cake be on the menu for your Rosh Hashanah meal? Go over to Barista Kids and enter the giveaway contest for a free jar of sweet honey. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6666561/win-some-honey-for-rosh-hashanah Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:58:08 -0700 Chabad of the Conejo will host its annual High Holiday Services at the Hyatt Westlake Plaza, 880 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village. Rosh Hashanah will be celebrated starting Friday evening, Sept. 18 and Yom Kippur begins Sunday evening, Sept. 27. read... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6619412/chabad-to-host-high-holiday-services-at-hyatt Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:06:08 -0700 Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur will be bookended around the G-20 economic summit in Pittsburgh, and some in the city's Jewish community fear they could be singled out for violence by protesters. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6585380/pittsburgh-synagogues-fear-g-20-violence-on-jewish-holidays Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:05:08 -0700 NEW YORK — Moneeb Hassan remembers having to choose between a final exam in American history or celebrating the Muslim holy day of Eid al-Adha. In the end, he chose both. Hassan, 17, is one of thousands of Muslim students in the city who must perform a... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6267761/muslims-in-nyc-push-to-add-holidays-to-school-year Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:58:08 -0700 Jews throughout the world celebrate the High Holy Days this weekend with Rosh Hashanah— the Jewish New Year—on Sept. 19 and 20. The holidays culminate the following Monday, Sept. 28,with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730822/jews-throughout-the-world-celebrate-high-holy-days Fri, 31 Aug 801 16:00:08 -0800 Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly this week presided over the annual High Holy Days briefing held by the New York City Police Department in advance of the Jewish religious observances beginning with Rosh Hashanah and extending through Yom Kippur. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6730695/nypd-heightens-security-at-synagogues-for-high-holy-days Fri, 31 Aug 801 16:00:08 -0800