CANTOR-RABBI RONALD EICHAKER
• Published September 16, 2021
Parashat Haazinu (Deuteronomy 32:1-52) finds Moses calling on heaven and earth to witness his words. Moses begins by thanking the Almighty and describes the special care afforded the people of Israel.
To his disappointment, the people have consistently...
(JTA) — Shonna Levin is an Orthodox Jew, but she won’t be spending Yom Kippur in a synagogue.
The Brooklyn activist had planned to set up camp in Prospect Park, where she was going to host an all-day gathering for Jews with eating disorders for...
ELYSE PICKER, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 15, 2021
It’s old news by now, but wow, the High Holidays are early this year. With erev Rosh Hashanah colliding with Labor Day and Simchat Torah wrapping up before the month of September ends, I feel like I’ve been flung into fall even though most days...
(Israel21c) - At Yom Kippur, Israel grinds to a halt. For 25 hours, schools, restaurants and businesses shut down, roads empty out as driving is prohibited, and there are no buses, no trains, and no planes.
Known as the Day of Atonement, it’s...
Zach Rothbart, The National Library Of Israel
• Published September 12, 2021
"A Look at the Jewish Year", a new series from the National Library of Israel and the Pardes Institute of Jewish Studies, includes three videos highlighting core texts and concepts surrounding the holidays in the Jewish month of Tishrei, as well as source...
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...
Rabbi James Stone Goodman
• Published September 8, 2021
Maqam Bayat. Every Shabbat is associated with a musical figure, a maqam, Arabic cognate of maqom signifying “place.”
This is the last day of my life, Moshe Rabbeinu said, and he went and spoke these words to all Israel:
“I’m not going out,...
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...
RABBI KAREN KRIGER BOGARD
• Published September 2, 2021
This week, we read from Parshah Nitzavim, the same parshah we read on Yom Kippur morning. We are near the end of the book of Deuteronomy, as well as the death of Moshe rabbeinu, Moses our teacher.
Even though the end of the Torah is near, Moses continues...
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...
