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Rosh Hashanah

Nathan Fielder in an episode of HBO's "The Rehearsal." (Photo/Courtesy HBO)
Posted inTV

How ‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘Rehearsals’ point the way to Yom Kippur

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 23, 2022September 28, 2022
Illustration from a 1917 issue of this newspaper, showing Rosh Hashanah "Jewish New Year's Customs Observed in Ancient Times."
Posted inFrom the Archives

From Rosh Hashanah columns of yore, hopes for the future

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 21, 2022September 21, 2022
Camp Tawonga's 2018 annual Rosh Hashanah service in the park
Posted inCommunity

UPDATED: Free and low-cost High Holiday services around the Bay

Lea Loeb
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins) by Lea Loeb September 15, 2022October 3, 2022
Vegan Sweet Potato Kreplach (Photo/Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

A plant-based Rosh Hashanah meal that’s good for you, and for the planet

Micah Siva by Micah Siva August 30, 2022August 31, 2022
(Photo/Flickr-enki22 CC BY-ND 2.0)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Together again! This High Holidays, our choir was truly magical.

Janet Silver Ghent by Janet Silver Ghent September 22, 2021September 29, 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)
Posted inOpinion

Who by water? Who by fire? The climate change crisis demands a Jewish response.

by Nigel Savage, Jakir Manela and JTA September 9, 2021September 9, 2021
Mallory Palmer's TikTok went viral last year.
Posted inRosh Hashanah

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

by Jordan Palmer and St. Louis Jewish Light September 8, 2021September 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)
Posted inReligion

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

Ben Sales by Ben Sales and JTA September 5, 2021
Luke Evans (left) and Bobby Cannavale in "Nine Perfect Strangers." (Photo/Vince Valitutti-Hulu)
Posted inTV & Film

Spending the High Holidays with ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ 

Esther D. Kustanowitz by Esther D. Kustanowitz September 3, 2021September 3, 2021
A vintage Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inTorah

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

Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon by Rabbi Shana Chandler Leon September 3, 2021September 2, 2021

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