Astrolojew Rosh Hashanah horoscopes: rest, renew — get your house in order Tishrei 5782 Sept. 7-Oct. 5, 2021 The New Year of 5782 is a Shmita year – the seventh year of the Shmita cycle, during which the reset button is pushed… By Lorelai Kude Sep 2, 2021
The Matzo Chronicles 5782 is coming, but too much new is making me blue A new city for my husband and me. A new job for one of my children. A new year soon to begin for us all. Still, “new” is not how I feel. Adrift. Unmoored.… By Karen Galatz Sep 1, 2021
Recipe Take your Rosh Hashanah menu to Marrakech and beyond When I was running Square One restaurant in San Francisco, I knew most of our regular diners pretty well, so they didn’t hesitate to come to me with menu… By Joyce Goldstein Sep 1, 2021
Tech Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi. The age-old question of “who is a Jew” has been given a modern new twist: Can an artificial intelligence — a program that tries to replicate or mimic… By Maya Mirsky Aug 31, 2021
Religion Why this High Holiday prayer book is still going strong after 70 years When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High… By Yosef Lindell, JTA Aug 31, 2021
Organic Epicure South Bay blogger's new cookbook is full of Rosh Hashanah recipes Some day in the (hopefully) not too distant future, when talk turns to how productive or unproductive we were during Covid, Beth Lee will be able to best… By Alix Wall Aug 30, 2021
Act Two Asking forgiveness year after year — it’s what we do When I worked at the Oakland Tribune, a copy editor with a drinking problem had been harassing me. Under his breath, Bill (not his real name) would utter,… By Janet Silver Ghent Aug 26, 2021
Recipe Sweet, spicy and crunchy updates to classic Rosh Hashanah desserts Two traditional Eastern European Jewish desserts made with honey are getting a makeover for the High Holidays — and both provide plenty of sweetness for… By Faith Kramer Aug 25, 2021
Profile As a kid he loved his synagogue. This High Holidays, he’s leading it. A young boy loves going to synagogue. He brings his family there, he jumps at participating, he becomes a regular. He lives and breathes Judaism. So who’s… By Maya Mirsky Aug 24, 2021