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Rosh Hashanah

(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, […]

Faith Kramer’s Apples in Honeyed Syrup with Coconut Milk Rice Pudding (Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff)
Posted inRecipe

Try my take on a classic Indian Jewish Rosh Hashanah dessert

Faith Kramer by Faith Kramer September 15, 2025September 17, 2025
Upside-Down Caramel Apple Cake is gluten free but quite moist. (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

This gluten-free apple cake is moist and sweet, with a little kick 

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 12, 2025September 15, 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
Amy Fischer Smith and apple cakes
Posted inOrganic Epicure

In Amy’s Jewish Kitchen, community is baked right into the treats

Alix Wall by Alix Wall September 10, 2025September 10, 2025
LJ Bernstein blows a shofar at an Or Shalom Jewish Community picnic in Marx Meadows in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on Aug. 27, 2023. (Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
Posted inJewish Life

Free and low-cost Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services in the Bay Area 2025

Rahel Knight (Courtesy) by Rahel Knight September 4, 2025September 18, 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
Aunty Ethel's Jammy Apple Cake (Micah Siva)
Posted inRecipe

By popular demand, here’s the recipe for Aunty Ethel’s Jammy Apple Cake

Micah Siva by Micah Siva September 17, 2024September 18, 2024
(From left) The Thing, Spidey and Spin in the upcoming Rosh Hashanah episode of "Spidey and his Amazing Friends."
Posted inTV & Film

Spider-Man and his ‘Amazing Friends’ save Rosh Hashanah on preschool series

David A.M. Wilensky
(Photo/Aaron Levy-Wolins)
J. The Jewish News of Northern California Staff Headshots. by David A.M. Wilensky September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

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