MARGI LENGA KAHN, SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH LIGHT
• Published September 12, 2021
There are many explanations for fasting on Yom Kippur, some Talmudic and others more spiritual. A form of self-denial, fasting is believed to bring us closer to G-d and more in touch with ourselves.
My brother-in-law Mark Gutman, who has been reading...
Louis Keene, Forward
• Published September 4, 2021
The summer before 10th grade, some friends of mine pulled off what I have long thought had to be the most outrageous prank of all time: spoiling the biggest twist in the Harry Potter series for an entire sleepaway camp.
It happened at Camp Ramah in...
Samuel L. Boyd, Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and Jewish Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
• Published September 1, 2021
Over the next few weeks, members of the Jewish faith will observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, usually in September and October. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, forgiveness, freedom and joy.
As...
Lior Zaltzman, Kveller
• Published September 1, 2021
This new Maccabeats parody for Rosh Hashanah is short but very, very sweet.
For the Jewish New Year, which starts on the evening of September 6 this year, the beloved Jewish a cappella band jumped on a popular TikTok challenge — #gracekellychallenge...
Margi Lenga Kahn, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 1, 2021
Leyla and Erman Kaspi are Jews from Turkey who I recently met outside the elevator of our Chicago apartment complex. After the usual introductions, I asked Leyla whether she still cooks the dishes with which she grew up.
“Of course,” she exclaimed.
That...
Rosh Hashanah is a time when Jews reflect on their actions and try to make amends with each other and God, and it is also the Jewish New Year. How much do you know about Rosh Hashanah?
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This article appeared first at Israel21c in September of 2019.
Chag sameach! Happy holiday! You’ve survived the hot Israeli summer and now the High Holiday season has arrived.
Here are some fun facts to entertain you and help you navigate the...
This year, Congregation Shaare Emeth is offering a "hybrid High Holidays" schedule that will offer three unique worship experiences for participants – indoor services, covered outdoor services and live streaming – throughout Rosh Hashanah, which starts...
This article originally appeared on Alma.
The High Holidays are approaching. Right now, we are in the Hebrew month of Elul. Elul is a time for metaphorical and literal sweeping, for dusting the cobwebs of our home and souls. The letters that make...
By Heather Robinson, JNS
• Published August 24, 2021
(JNS) In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Rabbi Mark Wildes, founder and director of Manhattan Jewish Experience (MJE), was looking for ways to keep students and young adults engaged with Judaism and each other. As the High Holidays approached,...
Deborah Fineblum, The Jewish News Syndicate
• Published August 18, 2021
(JNS) Buckle your seatbelts; we’re heading in.
With the arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year of 5782.
But the leap year of the Jewish variety may not be exactly what you think a leap year is....
(My Jewish Learning) - Tisha B’av, the ninth day of the month of Av (which month coincides with July and/or August), is the major day of communal mourning in the Jewish calendar. Although a large number of disasters are said to have befallen the Jews...
