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Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Lee Bycel (right) with Juan, a deported man he met in Tijuana
Posted inLocal Voice, Rosh Hashanah, Holidays, Yom Kippur, Opinion

Bearing witness to injustice as we approach High Holidays

Rabbi Lee Bycel by Rabbi Lee Bycel August 31, 2018
Frozen Honey Mousse with Blackberries and "Buttered" Challah Crumbs
Posted inRecipe

This Rosh Hashanah dessert keeps the honey and loses the cake

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer August 30, 2018
Josh Zeldner with his honey bear “spirit animal” on the playa at Burning Man 2014
Posted inColumns

He’s taking the reins of the family honey company — and honoring his father

Alix Wall by Alix Wall August 30, 2018
Jan Zauzmer is advocating for rabbis to bring politics to the bimah. (Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst; Photo/JTA-Ahuva)
Posted inHolidays

High Holidays are no time for ‘civil’ discourse this year

by Jan Zauzmer August 29, 2018August 11, 2022
Member of Knesset Rachel Azaria of the Kulanu party is removed by security guards at a Knesset meeting on the nation-state law, July 16, 2018. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inOpinion

High Holidays plea: Listen to both sides in Israel’s nation-state debate

Rabbi Avi Weiss by Rabbi Avi Weiss August 27, 2018August 27, 2018
Posted inHolidays

Free and low-cost High Holiday services, 2018

by J. Staff August 17, 2018September 4, 2018
An antique Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inColumns

As Elul begins, the King is in the field and a new light is on its way

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude August 10, 2018September 12, 2018
Faith Kramer's Raisin and Almond Twirls
Posted inRecipe

Pair raisins and almonds for sweetness and prosperity

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer August 6, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-knittymarie CC BY-SA 2.0)
Posted inColumns

My Jewish fiance doesn’t want to deck the halls — where are the Jewish crafts?!

Dawn Kepler by Dawn Kepler October 25, 2017March 19, 2018
The butcher paper covering anti-Semitic graffiti that appeared at Oakland Temple Sinai on Rosh Hashanah quickly filled up with words of hope and love. (Photo/Sue Fishkoff)
Posted inNews

Temple Sinai responds ‘beautifully’ to Rosh Hashanah hate graffiti

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky October 2, 2017October 2, 2017

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