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      a man wearing a tallit and a colorful kippah seen from above in synagogue

      First Person

      Give yourself some credit this year with this positive Yom Kippur prayer

      Every year during the High Holidays, Jews recite a litany of ways we have fallen short in a confessional prayer. Known as a viddui, the prayer is a…
      By Rabbi Jillian Cameron, Cantor Juval Porat, JTA Sep 13, 2021
      A man wades through the flooded Major Deegan Expressway in the Bronx, N.Y., following a night of heavy wind and rain from the remnants of Hurricane Ida, Sept. 2, 2021. (Photo/JTA-Spencer Platt-Getty Images)

      Opinion

      Who by water? Who by fire? Climate crisis demands Jewish response

      “Who shall live and who shall die … who by water and who by fire … who by earthquake and who by plague …” Twenty years ago, people cried when they said…
      By Nigel Savage, Jakir Manela, JTA Sep 9, 2021
      Mallory Palmer's TikTok went viral last year.

      Rosh Hashanah

      Remember that viral sea lion shofar mashup? It’s still funny.

      I can’t believe it’s been a year since the Jewish news world went bonkers for St. Louis TikTok user Mallory Palmer, who created a viral video combining…
      By Jordan Palmer, St. Louis Jewish Light Sep 8, 2021
      The Luzzatto High Holiday Machzor contains many of the same prayers that Jews recite today, including the Kaddish. (Photo/JTA-Courtesy of Sotheby's)

      Religion

      700-year-old Rosh Hashanah prayerbook on auction for $4 million

      If you find your synagogue’s prayerbook a little dull at Rosh Hashanah services next week, you may be able to buy a livelier — and much older —…
      By Ben Sales, JTA Sep 5, 2021
      Luke Evans (left) and Bobby Cannavale in "Nine Perfect Strangers." (Photo/Vince Valitutti-Hulu)

      TV

      Spending the High Holidays with ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ 

      In an episode of “Nine Perfect Strangers,” a participant at a wellness retreat is chasing after a goat on the resort premises. Hungry and in withdrawal…
      By Esther D. Kustanowitz Sep 3, 2021
      A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card

      Torah

      Look for the holy spark within and greet the new year with hope

      The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Nitzavim / Rosh Hashanah Deuteronomy 29:9-30:20…
      By Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon Sep 3, 2021
      A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card

      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
      An antique Rosh Hashanah greeting card

      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
      Moroccan Vegetable Tagine served with couscous. (Photo/Leigh Beisch)

      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
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