Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Taking seven steps to ‘Sukkot happiness’
by Dasee Berkowitz, JTA
But are you happy? No, this isn’t your mother wanting another update on your life.. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Going around the world to break the fast
by Sybil Kaplan, JTA
Breaking the fast has its own set of traditions. Ashkenazim usually break the fast with something salty, like herring, because they believe fish. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
How to dip your Apple in honey [VIDEO]
Apples and honey. . .
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
OPINION: Rosh Hashanah and the art of beekeeping
By Rob Eshman
“The Backyard Beekeeper.”The Happiness Hypothesis. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Food banks short, SOVA amps up High Holy Days appeal
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Adire situation is looming at regional food banks and distribution centers, as ever-increasing demand collides with government cuts, threatening the. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
10Q Project: Answer life’s big questions online … Then reread next year
By Danielle Berrin
It might seem odd that 10Q, a project bent on promoting deep personal reflection and penetrating spiritual insight, would engage Joel Stein, a. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
If you seat them, they will come
By Ryan E. Smith
Twice a year, many synagogues find themselves dealing with a wonderful but very practical problem: how to handle the huge numbers of people who show. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Acting rabbi brings rebirth to 1920s shul
By Ryan E. Smith
For more than 35 years, Temple Beth Israel of Highland Park and Eagle Rock existed without a rabbi. No longer.. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Yom Kippur without fasting: How kids can atone, too
by Sarah Chandler, MyJewishLearning.com
For most adults, the central experience of Yom Kippur is fasting. By abstaining from food and drink, we exercise control over our bodies and do not. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Berman presses Egypt on lulavs
JTA
U.S. Rep. Howard Berman, a leading congressional Democrat, wrote the Egyptian prime minister urging him to export lulavs in time for Sukkot.. . .
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Make this the year of the apology
by Dasee Berkowitz, JTA
In the words of Elton John, why is it that “sorry seems to be the hardest word?”. . .
Monday, September 26, 2011
The Maccabeats spoof OneRepublic in ‘Book of Good Life’ [VIDEO]
Rosh Hashanah parody of "Good Life" by OneRepublic. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Dozing on the Days of Awe
by Edmon J. Rodman, JTA
Don’t let Maimonides catch you napping on Rosh HaShanah.. . .
Thursday, September 22, 2011
From Ramadan to Elul: a California Chasid’s spiritual journey
by Andrew Friedman, JTA
For Lee Weissman, a Breslov Chasid in Irvine, Calif., the recent onset of Elul caps a spiritual journey he began a month ago with the start of the. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
New machzor delves into heart of Rosh Hashanah
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, chief rabbi of the United Kingdom, has published enough books to earn his many titles — around 20 tomes, ranging from. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
From Selichot to Simchat Torah
By Lauren Bottner
More than just a series of days on a calendar, or merely an occasion for the obligatory visit to synagogue, the High Holy Days offer a month-long. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Free High Holy Days services 2011
by Adam Wills and Ryan Torok
High Holy Days event calendar. . .
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
How sweet it is
By Judy Zeidler
Apples, honey and a freshly baked round challah are traditionally served at the beginning of our Rosh Hashanah dinner. The shape of the challah. . .
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sweet season: Apples and honey for Rosh Hashanah
by Sybil Kaplan, JTA
Among the familiar customs of Rosh Hashanah is the dipping of apple slices in honey — but what is its origin?. . .
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Dip your apples, it’s Rosh Hashanah
The Ein Prat Fountainheads
A Rosh Hashanah musical parody by The Ein Prat Fountainheads. . .
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Facing Death, How Do You Live?
By Julie Gruenbaum Fax
Mortality. The purpose of existence. How to live. These are all themes forced into our consciousness by the High Holy Days, with its liturgical focus. . .
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Posing the Right Questions
by Emily Kaplan, Contributing Writer
As the Fingerhut professor of education at American Jewish University and president of Synagogue 3000 — a program designed to rethink Jewish. . .
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Jammin’ With the Shofar
by Emily Kaplan, Contributing Writer
Salvation comes in many forms: religion, prayer, meditation, friends and family. For David Zasloff, though, it came in the form of humor and music,. . .
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Looking Inward in the New Year
By Sandee Brawarsky
The caretaker of the only shul in Rangoon, Burma, posted this notice just outside the sanctuary before Rosh Hashanah, 2007:. . .
