Yom Kippur
When Jewish leaders say “I was wrong”
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 1, 2022
It takes moral courage to say that you were wrong. 'Tis the season to do so.
‘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.
Bring Leonard Cohen home for the High Holy Days
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 22, 2022
What can a late, lamented singer-songwriter teach us about inwardness and the Jewish new year? Plenty.
Ahead of Purim, Jewish students take up fasting to show solidarity with Ukraine
By Yonat Shimron — March 16, 2022
(RNS) — As Russian forces pummel Ukraine, Hillel International has been spurred to connect the mostly overlooked fast to meet the needs of the current crisis.
We must commemorate Jan. 6. A national fast is the best way to do so.
By Joshua Hammerman — November 10, 2021
(RNS) — Fasts have fallen from favor, but Jan. 6 deserves one. Our blemished Capitol and our sullied democracy still need that moment of cleansing and rededication.
I forgive you. Especially you.
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 17, 2021
Why I am a Jew. It is about forgiveness. My Yom Kippur sermon.
This Yom Kippur, many Jews will wash their hands of a certain injunction
By Menachem Wecker — September 15, 2021
(RNS) — Those that cleanse themselves of sins thusly do so with a rabbinic stamp of kosher approval.
‘Unvaccinated people die!’ declare Orthodox rabbis in new video ad
By Yonat Shimron — September 3, 2021
(RNS) — Jewish Americans overall are the most likely US religious group to have received a vaccine. But vaccine hesitancy is far higher among some Orthodox Jews.
Which world do you want to repair?
By Brad Hirschfield — September 1, 2021
(RNS) — The answer is closer than you think.
During the High Holy Days, ‘each of us is a cemetery’
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 25, 2021
(RNS) — How do we confront our losses during this sacred season? The final moments of ‘Shtisel’ contain the answer.
Synagogues hoped to be in person this year. Now they’re not so sure.
By Yonat Shimron — August 18, 2021
(RNS) — A flood of new cases fueled by the highly contagious delta variant is putting increased pressure on synagogue leaders to scale back High Holy Days services.
Inducting a Jew into the Hall of Fame on Rosh Hashana? What is the MLB thinking?
By Joshua Hammerman — July 9, 2021
(RNS) — What would Sandy Koufax do?
Dear AOC: You blew it
By Jeffrey Salkin — September 26, 2020
(RNS) — US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has made a huge mistake. There is still time to correct it.
Shofar popups and drive-in singalongs: Adapting Jewish ‘Days of Awe’ for COVID-19
By Adelle M. Banks, Alejandra Molina, and Emily McFarlan Miller — September 25, 2020
(RNS) — Since the novel coronavirus put an end to in-person gatherings, synagogues around the country are finding innovative ways to celebrate the High Holy Days and create a sense of community.
High Holy Days during COVID-19 mean financial, spiritual challenges for synagogues
By Menachem Wecker — September 25, 2020
(RNS) — For synagogues, COVID-19 brings spiritual, technological and financial challenges for synagogues during the High Holy Days.
