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High Holidays

(JTA illustration by Grace Yagel)
Posted inReligion

We asked rabbis, ‘What are Jews most hungry to hear this new year?’

by Andrew Silow-Carroll September 22, 2025September 22, 2025

(JTA) — It’s been a year. The war on Hamas rages on. Forty-eight hostages, alive and dead, remain in captivity. Israel scored notable victories in its campaign against belligerent neighbors, […]

Rabbi Jennifer Frenkel and Rabbi Chase Foster
Posted inReligion

A High Holiday helpline for rabbis is flooded with millennial calls

Benyamin Cohen by Benyamin Cohen September 19, 2025September 19, 2025
A still from Netflix series "Long Story Short"
Posted inTV

Take it from this rabbi: You should binge-watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the High Holidays

Rabbi Benjamin Resnick by Rabbi Benjamin Resnick September 18, 2025September 18, 2025
Honey dish
Posted inHigh Holidays

Hands-on holiday activities for a sweet, buzzy New Year

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 10, 2025September 15, 2025
Ron Lezell blows a shofar
Posted inJewish Life

Find family-friendly fun and volunteer projects in the Bay Area for High Holidays

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 4, 2025September 10, 2025
Arts project with apples.
Posted inKids & Family

These hands-on activities can get kids excited for High Holidays

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 4, 2025September 4, 2025
a stone statue of a woman in mourning
Posted inLocal Voice

What do I say to a mourner at High Holiday services? 

Rabbi Jon Sommer by Rabbi Jon Sommer September 13, 2023
Detail from a 1961 Israeli postal stamp depicting Virgo, the sign of the month of Elul. (Photo/Flickr-Karen Horton CC BY-NC 2.0)
Posted inColumns

Horoscopes for Elul: What will you run toward in the new year?

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude August 18, 2023August 18, 2023
a smiling white woman in a purple top looks up from a digital movie camera
Posted inFirst Person

My phone went missing on Rosh Hashanah — and it was awesome 

Samantha Grant (Photo/Sarah Deragon) by Samantha Grant November 8, 2022November 8, 2022
illustrative photo of rows of chairs in a synagogue
Posted inOpinion

Let’s make this the year we end paid High Holiday tickets

Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher by Rabbi Jeremy D. Sher October 11, 2022

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