6 short books to read this Yom Kippur By Lauren Hakimi Sep 27, 2022 J.’s coverage of books is supported by a generous grant from The Milton and Sophie Meyer Fund Everyone observes Yom Kippur differently. In my family, we read — and we always keep a light on in one room, so that even at night we can all gather to do so. As we all read something… Read More
Astrolojew Rosh Hashanah horoscopes: It’s a ‘gimel’ year — start off on the right foot Tishrei 5783 Sept. 26-Oct. 24, 2022 Tishrei is the first month of the new Jewish year. Rosh Hashanah 5783 inaugurates a gimel year — that is, written out… By Lorelai Kude Sep 23, 2022
TV How ‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘Rehearsals’ point the way to Yom Kippur Yom Kippur arrives at sundown Oct. 4, providing its annual opportunity for self-reflection and the reading of a list of sins that was scripted by someone… By Esther D. Kustanowitz Sep 23, 2022
From the Archives From Rosh Hashanah columns of yore, hopes for the future Since its founding, this publication has celebrated the upcoming new year with an issue that speaks to the meaning of the holiday. In early special Rosh… By Maya Mirsky Sep 21, 2022
Community UPDATED: Free and low-cost High Holiday services around the Bay Craving some community for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but don’t know where to go? Welcome to our annual list of free and low-cost services open to the… By Lea Loeb Sep 15, 2022
Recipe How about a tasty plant-based Rosh Hashanah menu? In my family, like many Jewish families, the holidays revolved around food. My grandmother would prepare enough brisket to feed an army, fold dozens of… By Micah Siva Aug 30, 2022
Act Two Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical. Before the 2020 High Holidays, I sang solo soprano into my iPhone, and I cried. I am a choral singer, not a soloist. Hearing every off-note and viewing… By Janet Silver Ghent Sep 22, 2021
First Person We're spending the High Holidays traveling the world — virtually This article originally appeared on Kveller. One of the distinctively Jewish benefits of the pandemic is that we can attend services virtually anywhere… By Avi Dresner, JTA Sep 14, 2021
Analysis Recall or not, Gavin Newsom needs to atone—and so do his critics It’s a coincidence that the election to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom falls one day before the start of Yom Kippur, the Jewish holiday of atonement. But it may… By Rob Eshman, Forward Sep 14, 2021