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Rosh Hashanah

Happy New Year — "a very good place to start," as Julie Andrews sang.
Posted inHolidays

At the edge of a new year, what do you stand for?

by Rabbi Rebecca Gutterman September 6, 2018September 5, 2018
Rabbi James Brandt
Posted inLetters

Roth’s ‘Plot’; a great cantor; dear leaders, save East Bay Jewish life!

by J. Readers September 6, 2018September 12, 2018
(Photo/Flickr-sue seecof CC BY 2.0)
Posted inColumns

Rosh Hashanah resolution: The to-do list can wait.

by Julie Levine September 6, 2018
Rabbi Zelig Golden, founding director of Wilderness Torah, clutches the organization‘s new Torah scroll, posing with the Wilderness Torah staff. (Photo/Julia Maryanska)
Posted inNews

Finally, a Torah for Wilderness Torah, thanks to dying synagogue

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky September 5, 2018September 5, 2018
(Illustration/JTA-Charles Dunst; Photo/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted inHigh Holidays

Join the High Holidays prep renaissance. All you need is the internet.

Wendie Bernstein LashLex RofebergEstee Solomon Gray by Wendie Bernstein Lash, Rabbi Lex Rofeberg and Estee Solomon Gray September 4, 2018September 4, 2018
An antique Rosh Hashanah greeting card
Posted inColumns

As Elul begins, the King is in the field and a new light is on its way

Lorelai Kude by Lorelai Kude August 10, 2018September 12, 2018
Israeli rescuers searching for survivors in a building flattened by an earthquake in Mexico City, Sept. 21, 2017 (Photo/JTA-Yuri Cortez-AFP-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Mexican Rabbi’s body pulled from earthquake rubble

by JTA September 25, 2017March 19, 2018
Empty businesses stand along Avenida Munoz Rivera as residents prepare for a direct hit from Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 19, 2017. (Photo/JTA-Alex Wroblewski-Getty Images)
Posted inNews

Rosh Hashanah services canceled in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Maria hits

by JTA September 20, 2017March 19, 2018
Piles of ruined books from United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston. The congregation lost many of its prayer books and replenished them through donations. (Photo/Courtesy United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston)
Posted inNews

How Harvey-devastated Houston synagogues are handling High Holy Days

Ben Sales by Ben Sales September 20, 2017March 19, 2018
signs include "#JewishResistance" and "Mazel Tov Cocktails"
Posted inOpinion

Looking forward to a new year — who wouldn’t?

by J. Editorial Board September 19, 2017

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