Rosh Hashanah
As a new year begins, we prepare for the emergencies we pray never come
"We do not prepare because we want disaster to come. We prepare because if it does, someone has to be ready."
This is the price of 3 nights in Israeli hotels for Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot
Lessons from Rabbi Adler: Be your father’s son - opinion
Laura Loomer slams Jewish politicians for observing Rosh Hashanah during UNGA
Grapevine September 28, 2025: A more patriotic viewpoint
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
Soldiers on the battlefield find ways to celebrate the holidays
Can it still feel like Yom Kippur if you are driving a tank or operating a drone in the heart of Gaza City while others are deep in prayers in synagogues across Israel?
Teshuva is an emotional landscape
Most mitzvot summon us to perform tangible actions. Teshuva cannot be reduced to ritual or gesture. It demands intent, sincerity, and inner upheaval.
Shabbat Shuva: A call to return
Shabbat Shuva is not merely a pause between two holy days. It is a bridge – between past and future, sin and forgiveness, exile and redemption.
Walking, singing, eating, praying: Embracing the year ahead in Jerusalem
From early morning walks to karaoke nights and Sukkot shopping, discover 7 uplifting ways to make the coming year more joyful, spiritual, and meaningful.
Olim recall moments of unexpected kindness
When life here feels overwhelming, even the smallest act of kindness or compassion can make all the difference.
Grapevine September 26, 2025: Netanyahu at the UNGA
Movers and shakers in Israeli society.
High Holy Days: Heeding the Rosh Hashanah call for Shiloh and Jerusalem
We are with God and with ourselves, in belief and in actions, as the Jewish people, the Jewish nation, rooted on our soil, despite words spoken at the Emmy Awards stage.
Syracuse students charged with hate crime after pork thrown into Jewish frat
The incident occurred at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity on the second night of Rosh Hashanah.
'I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,' prominent reform rabbi says
“I have been a rabbi for 25 years, 20 of them at Central Synagogue, and I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,” Rabbi Angela Buchdahl said in a Rosh Hashanah sermon.
