Rosh Hashana
Is it really a “happy New Year?”
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 24, 2023
Not to be the grinch who stole the High Holy Days, but...
Donald Trump’s Rosh Hashana ‘gift’ to the Jews
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 20, 2023
(RNS) — None dare call it Jew-hatred. I do. This is no way to start a new year.
Love and compassion: How women can address the climate crisis
By Ellen Bernstein — September 19, 2023
(RNS) — Possibilities open up when we think about the warming Earth with love, not fear.
Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are times for soul-searching, but not on your own – community has always been at the heart of the Jewish High Holidays
By David L. Graizbord — September 15, 2023
(The Conversation) — Community is vital in Jewish ritual and tradition, and the High Holidays are no exception, a Judaic studies scholar writes.
What do Jews want to hear on the High Holy Days?
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 12, 2023
(RNS) — To my rabbinical colleagues, just when you thought you were done with your sermons.
Reclaiming the prophetic voice at Rosh Hashana
By Dov Linzer — September 1, 2023
(RNS) — This High Holy Day season, Jewish leaders need to address the issues of our day.
Sukkot, mother of Jewish holidays
By Mark Silk — October 14, 2022
(RNS) — Lesser known than other Jewish holidays, its scope includes the agricultural cycle and the messianic age.
It’s not fear. It’s faith.
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 6, 2022
(RNS) — Yes, I am scared. But I have something else in my pocket. So do you.
‘Traditional’ Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana
By Deborah Dash Moore — September 26, 2022
(The Conversation) — A historian of American Judaism explains how cookbooks across the 20th century have influenced and reflected the shifting tastes of American Jews.
As Jews celebrate the creation of the world, some are celebrating creativity itself
By Yonat Shimron — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — The Jewish Studio Project presupposes that all people are, as it puts it, 'created creative.' It encourages them to partner with God in the act of creation.
On Rosh Hashana and every day, lessons from Ukraine’s Jews on resilience and hope
By Alex Weisler — September 23, 2022
(RNS) — The poetic image of our names being inscribed into the Book of Life has new resonance this year.
Why America needs the shofar
By Brad Hirschfield — September 21, 2022
(RNS) — How the shofar teaches us to listen, and learn.
Meet the student-turned-model who is putting AI to good use with her Robo Rabbi
By Yonat Shimron — January 28, 2022
(RNS) — What if AI could offer people a set of personalized recommendations for spiritual and moral growth?
We had to terminate a pregnancy. It was our sacred right to do so.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 9, 2021
(RNS) — A sad memory brings with it a shofar blast of warning about women’s rights.
Pandemic once again disrupts plans for Jewish High Holy Days
By David Crary and Holly Meyer — September 6, 2021
(AP) — At many synagogues, there will be a mix of in-person services, including indoor and outdoor options, and virtual offerings for people staying home.
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