Simchat Torah
Welcoming my father’s bimah chair, saying goodbye to my childhood synagogue
By Shira Dicker — December 6, 2023
(RNS) — Why had I delayed claiming the symbol of my father’s rabbinate for so long?
Orthodox Jews emerged from holiday isolation to hear news of Hamas’ assault
By David I. Klein — October 10, 2023
(RNS) — Sequestered by bans on devices during holy days, many Orthodox Jews struggled to get news about the Hamas attacks.
Jewish diaspora mourns attack on Israel, but carries on by celebrating holidays
By Amy Taxin and Bobby Caina Calvan — October 9, 2023
NEW YORK (AP) — At synagogues around the globe, the attacks by Hamas brought a somber tone.
Despite terrorist attacks, the people of Israel live
By Joshua Stanton and Olivia Brodsky — October 7, 2023
(RNS) — The conflagration of violence will likely transform the Middle East for the worse.
Citing Al-Aqsa Mosque, Hamas launches broad attack as Israelis celebrate Simchat Torah
By Josef Federman and Issam Adwan — October 7, 2023
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under cover of a barrage of rockets, dozens of Hamas militants broke out of the blockaded Gaza Strip and into nearby Israeli towns, killing hundreds and abducting others in an early morning attack during a major Jewish holiday Saturday.
God gets needy, too
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 2, 2023
This year, let's keep God company. Because God is also lonely.
This Simchat Torah, one ancient Czech scroll has returned to its country of origin
By Yonat Shimron — September 27, 2021
(RNS) — Jewish life was nearly extinguished by the Nazis. But because of a historical quirk, Czech Jewish liturgical objects, such as Torah scrolls, survived. Now, one such scroll has made it back.
What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and a month of celebrating renewal and moral responsibility
By Samuel L. Boyd — September 1, 2021
(The Conversation) — As the Jewish community prepares to celebrate the High Holy Days, a scholar of the Bible explains their history and why they might offer consolation in times of uncertainty.
New Light congregant: Last year’s shooting demands we turn prayers to action
By Beth Kissileff — October 25, 2019
(RNS) — I can’t bring back the 12 American Jews killed by anti-Semitic violence this year, but I can live my life with the urgency our tradition asks of us and encourage others as well to build the world, kindness first.
On being a special needs parent on the High Holy Days
By Zohar Luria — September 5, 2018
(RNS) — The High Holy Days' long services are often a time when parents of special needs kids must wage the fight between despair and anger on the one hand, and mercy and acceptance on the other.
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