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Rosh Hashanah

Low-magnification micrograph of ovarian cancer cells. Ovarian cancer is particularly common among Ashkenazi Jews. (Photo/Wikimedia-Nephron CC BY-SA 3.0)
Posted inOpinion

When cancer struck, my relationship to Judaism evolved

Marcia Renée Goodman by Marcia Renée Goodman October 2, 2017
Joel Osteen preaching at Lakewood Church in Houston, the largest church in America, where services are broadcast around the world (Photo/JTA-Frank E. Lockwood-Lexington Herald Leader-MCT)
Posted inNews

Joel Osteen opens Houston megachurch to flooded synagogue

by JTA September 26, 2017March 19, 2018
Israeli rescuers searching for survivors in a building flattened by an earthquake in Mexico City, Sept. 21, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Yuri Cortez-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Mexican Rabbi’s body pulled from earthquake rubble

by JTA September 25, 2017March 19, 2018
Empty businesses stand along Avenida Munoz Rivera as residents prepare for a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 19, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Alex Wroblewski-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Rosh Hashanah services canceled in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria hits

by JTA September 20, 2017March 19, 2018
Piles of ruined books from United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston. The congregation lost many of its prayer books and replenished them through donations. (Photo/Courtesy United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston)
Posted inNews

How Harvey-devastated Houston synagogues are handling High Holy Days

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 20, 2017March 19, 2018
signs include "#JewishResistance" and "Mazel Tov Cocktails"
Posted inOpinion

Looking forward to a new year — who wouldn’t?

by J. Editorial Board September 19, 2017
Sarah Chandler leads a twist on the kapparot ritual in which participants hug chickens rather than swinging them over their heads. (Photo/Courtesy Sarah Chandler)
Posted inJewish Life

Hugging a chicken, yizkor for gun victims and other twists on High Holy Days rituals

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 18, 2017
Deuteronomy 30:11-12: "This commandment is not in heaven, that you should say: ‘Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us?’" (Photo/Pixabay CC0)
Posted inColumns

Making a change may seem herculean, but you can do it

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman September 15, 2017September 13, 2017
For one Israeli living in New York, there’s nothing like celebrating Rosh Hashanah with family back at home. (Illustration/JTA-Lior Zaltzman)
Posted inHolidays

I’m Israeli, and Rosh Hashanah in the U.S. just isn’t enough

Lior Zaltzman by Lior Zaltzman September 13, 2017September 13, 2017
Sam Tobis is the new owner of Grand Bakery (Photo/Courtesy Sam Tobis)
Posted inNews

Under new ownership, Grand Bakery is back in time for the holidays

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 12, 2017

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