Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical. By Janet Silver Ghent Sep 22, 2021 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 every strange expression on my face left me distraught. Exasperated, I sent the best of several dozen attempts to my cantor and suggested that she destroy them.… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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