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
Music Queer Jewish indie rocker Ezra Furman is headed to rabbinical school “How would I describe myself?” Ezra Furman said wryly, tearing a corner off of her slice of pizza in a shop in Somerville, Mass. “I try to avoid it.”… By Ella Rockart, JTA Sep 3, 2021
California This L.A. rabbinical school is moving into a Catholic university The Academy for Jewish Religion California has rented space in several locations during its 21-year existence as a transdenominational seminary that… By Yonat Shimron, RNS 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
Opinion Rabbis deserve support as they struggle to protect Jews’ health Over the past year, I have led efforts to teach, guide and coach rabbis and other clergy of every Jewish denomination. We have worked with over 500… By Rabbi Shira Koch Epstein, JTA Sep 1, 2021
Tech Need advice for the High Holidays? Ask the Robo-Rabbi. The age-old question of “who is a Jew” has been given a modern new twist: Can an artificial intelligence — a program that tries to replicate or mimic… By Maya Mirsky Aug 31, 2021
Religion Why this High Holiday prayer book is still going strong after 70 years When a local Orthodox synagogue asked me to lead Yom Kippur prayers six years ago, one aspect of the request stood out: Was I comfortable using the “High… By Yosef Lindell, JTA Aug 31, 2021
Torah The gift and wonder of newness The Torah column is supported by a generous donation from Eve Gordon-Ramek in memory of Kenneth Gordon. Ki Tavo Deuteronomy 26:1–29:8 When my daughter was… By Rabbi Amy Eilberg Aug 27, 2021