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Beth Jacob Congregation in Oakland (Photo/Facebook)
Posted inReligion

Oakland synagogue celebrates new year with long-awaited eruv

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
Indian-Inspired Slow Cooker Creamy Rice Dessert (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inRecipe

Have a sweet new year with this apple honey baklava and Indian rice pudding

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
A Persian Rosh Hashanah Seder (Header image design by Grace Yagel; original illustration by art-skvortsova/Getty images)
Posted inOpinion

Even this year, I am excited for my Mizrachi Rosh Hashanah seder

Donna Maher by Donna Maher and JTA September 14, 2020
Tashlich at Wilderness Torah's 2019 Rosh Hashanah retreat. (Photo/Gabriel Greschler)
Posted inReligion

Tashlich ritual will give people a rare chance to gather together during pandemic High Holidays

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 14, 2020
Honey Lava Cake, one of the High Holiday menu offerings at Canela in San Francisco. (Photo/Courtesy Canela)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Spatchcock chicken, anyone? Local restaurants and caterers ready to fill your High Holiday table

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
Israelis wear protective face masks in Tel Aviv, as the rate of newly infected increases, Sept 10, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Miriam Alster-Flash90)
Posted inRosh Hashanah

Setting new one-day Covid records, Israel gears up for extended lockdown starting on Rosh Hashanah

Philissa Cramer by Philissa Cramer and JTA September 11, 2020
“Moses Sees the Promised Land From Afar” by James Tissot, ca. 1900
Posted inReligion

A blessing or a curse? The choice is yours to make.

Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein by Rabbi Niles Elliot Goldstein September 11, 2020September 10, 2020
Rebecca Crystal blows the shofar in Chicago in preparation for welcoming the High Holidays, August 2020. (Photo/Courtesy See3 Digital Events)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during the pandemic?

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA September 10, 2020
An array of traditional symbolic foods for Rosh Hashanah. (Photo/Faith Kramer)
Posted inHigh Holidays

A three-course menu that honors the symbolic foods of Rosh Hashanah

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 10, 2020
Rabbi Mark Bloom streams a live Shabbat service from Temple Beth Abraham in Oakland, May 2020. (Photo/Michael Fox)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Covid, race protests, wildfires on tap for High Holiday sermons

by Sue Fishkoff September 8, 2020September 8, 2020

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