Adam B. Cohen, Arizona State University, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 29, 2022
The Jewish High Holidays are fast approaching: Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. While the first really commemorates the creation of the world, Jews view both holidays as a chance to reflect on our shortcomings, make amends and seek forgiveness, both from...
RABBI CARNIE SHALOM ROSE
• Published September 29, 2022
Parashat Vaylech is the shortest parashah in the corpus of the lectionary, the weekly readings of the Torah as we have them in our shuls. Yet despite its brevity, it possesses several critical teachings intended not only for our ancestors, the Ancient...
By Abigail Klein Leichman, Israel21c
• Published September 28, 2022
On the Day of Atonement, Jews across the world pray and fast. For secular and non-Jewish Israelis alike, it’s a unique holiday without cars or commerce.
BY RABBI ELIZABETH HERSH
• Published September 23, 2022
I was 6 years old when Harry Chapin’s song “Cat’s in the Cradle” debuted. It resurfaced in my life during my high school youth group years. Remember sitting around a campfire during Havdalah? The song session afterward always included this iconic...
Mimi David, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 22, 2022
Rosh Hashanah can seem confusing. On one hand, we know it is the Day of Judgment, a day on which the future of every human being and really of the entire world is discerned.
On the other hand, it is a day of celebration. We wear our nicest clothes,...
To help ensure that every Jew in St. Louis can celebrate the holiday, Chabad of Greater St. Louis is once again hosting "Shofar in the Park," a community-wide initiative that includes 30-minute Rosh Hashanah celebrations across the region.
The family-friendly...
Jordan Palmer, Chief Digital Content Officer
• Published September 22, 2022
For many, brisket is the epitome of "Jewish food." In fact, last year brisket edged out bagels in our "Jewish Food March Madness" tournament.
Like many popular Jewish foods, brisket worked its way into the cuisine because of its low cost and the fact...
By ELI GOTTLIEB, JTA
• Published September 21, 2022
(JTA) — “Hey Allies: Please don’t schedule meetings or events on the Jewish holidays!” So says a meme that has circulated widely before about the dates for Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
Seems like a pretty harmless and...
Joanna O'Leary, MyJewishLearning
• Published September 21, 2022
This September, many Jews across the United States will bring in the new year by feasting on a juicy, glistening brisket. But what led this dish to ascend as the star of the Rosh Hashanah meals in America? New Year’s brisket is a story of ingenuity,...
CANTOR MATT AXELROD, My Jewish Learning
• Published September 21, 2022
The Uneh Taneh Tokef prayer, which we recite on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is some people’s least favorite prayer in all of Jewish liturgy.
"This is the prayer that implies G-d decides who shall live and who shall die in the coming year," said...
By Buckingham Wealth Advisor John Corn, CPA, PFS, Special For The Jewish Light
• Published September 20, 2022
The High Holy Days are just around the corner. Some of my fondest childhood memories involve spending time with family, listening to the sounds of the Shofar, devouring apples dipped in honey and overloading on challah. As we get older, many of us begin...
