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High Holidays

Abi Finer-Tominaga sounds the shofar in front of his house in San Francisco's Bernal Heights neighborhood. (Photo/Yuki Tominaga)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Wail of the shofar connects Bay Area Jews in uncertain time

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 15, 2020September 16, 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
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
Writer Anne Lamott (Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Writer Anne Lamott to offer thoughts on courage at Days of Awe event

Laura Pall by Laura Paull September 8, 2020September 8, 2020
“King David Playing the Harp” by Gerard van Honthorst, 1622. King David is traditionally understood as the writer of the Book of Psalms.
Posted inYom Kippur

Bold prayers and broad vision determine the quality of our lives

Rabbi Dov Greenberg by Rabbi Dov Greenberg September 4, 2020September 3, 2020
Men pray while keeping distance from each other outside their closed synagogue in Netanya, Israel, April 23, 2020. (Photo/JTA-Jack Guez-AFP via Getty Images)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Israeli government approves coronavirus plan with rules for High Holidays

Marcy Oster by Marcy Oster and JTA August 31, 2020
Democratic supporters on webcams celebrate after Joe Biden formally becomes the Democratic nominee for president during the virtual Democratic National Convention, Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo/JTA-David Cliff-NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Posted inHigh Holidays

What synagogues streaming High Holiday services can learn from the political conventions

Steve Rabinowitz by Steve Rabinowitz and JTA August 31, 2020August 31, 2020
A High Holiday service at Congregation Emanu-El in San Francisco. (Photo/File)
Posted inReligion

How to find free and accessible High Holiday services during the pandemic

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky August 31, 2020September 14, 2020

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