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Join the Program in Judaic Studies for this year's Kwartler Family Lecture with Sarit Kattan Gribetz on Tuesday, December 5. Abstract According to the first-century historian Josephus Flavius, Queen Helena of Adiabene traveled from northern Mesopotamia to Jerusalem because she loved the Jewish God and wished to worship in the temple. Helena became a beloved patron of Jerusalem, feeding its residents during famine and erecting monumental buildings, including a palace and a mausoleum. Late an...

Rosh Hashanah, one of the most important holidays for Jewish people around the world, is here.

Friday marks the beginning of Rosh Hashana and the Jewish High Holy Days, culminating in Yom Kippur.

Here’s what you need to know about the Jewish New Year.

Rosh Hashanah marks the beginning of the Jewish New Year. It is also celebrated as the day when God created humanity.

Rosh Hashanah -- the Jewish new year -- marks the creation of the world. It also marks the beginning of the Jewish High Holy Days.

Rosh Hashanah, one of the most important holidays for Jewish people around the world, is here.

The Jewish High Holy Days start this weekend with Rosh Hashanah.

Rosh Hashana will begin Friday and end Sunday evening. The Jewish Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur, will be Sept. 25.

Rosh Hashanah is approaching, and Jewish people around the world will gather with to start a sweet new year. Here’s what you need to know.