By Eric Berger, Staff Writer
• Published September 6, 2018
For some St. Louis Jews, Rosh Hashanah is all about the apples. (Honey is good, too.)For others, it’s a mix of the longstanding Jewish practices and traditions — and the things that have become traditions unique to their own families. And then, of...
BOSTON (JTA) – From an African warthog to swinging orangutans, animals from all corners of the planet are featured in two stories among a new crop of children’s books at the Jewish New Year that also includes a lyrical poem of the biblical story of...
SOMERVILLE, Mass. (JTA) — On the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz will lead her congregation on a walk to the Blessing of the Bay Boathouse on the Mystic River for tashlich, a centuries-old ritual when Jews symbolically discard...
By Joshua Ratner, Rabbis Without Borders via JTA
• Published September 13, 2017
Fear and trembling make a triumphant return to the Jewish calendar with the month of Elul and the initiation of the holiday countdown that leads to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. As a rabbinical colleague wrote, Elul itself carries spiritual significance...
BY RABBI DALE SCHREIBER
• Published September 13, 2017
Netzavim-Vayelech is a double portion, although the tradition treats them like conjoined twins, inextricably linked. Netzavim (stand) and Veyelech (go out) are bookends. They are read just short of the High Holiday when we gather to do the work that...
By Penny Schwartz, JTA
• Published August 31, 2017
A challah-baking Jewish giant, a young baseball champ and an endearing boy in a pumpkin patch are among the stars of five delightful new books for kids published just in time for the High Holidays.This year’s crop includes new stories by two of the...
For many families, the Yom Kippur break-fast is a bagels and schmear-filled inevitability — just add some lox, maybe some slices of tomato and orange juice, and everyone is happy.For other families, the break-fast is one of the most important meals...
We are probably all candidates for a keyboard confession this Yom Kippur, JTA columnist Edmon J.Rodman writes. (Pexels)(JTA) — If you’re like me, you blog, read and share a lot of political stuff. But who really reads these posts and articles all...
By David Baugher, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published October 5, 2016
BENTON, Ill. — The chirping of crickets filters through the cool night air drifting in the open doors of a low-slung unmarked building on West Park Street in Benton, a small Illinois town of 7,000 along Interstate 57, about 100 miles southeast of St....
By Shannon Sarna, JTA
• Published September 28, 2016
Some people take great pride and pleasure in planning their Rosh Hashanah menus for weeks or months in advance, chugging away at kugels and cakes and soup to put in the freezer. I know my grandmother and Aunt Ruth both did their High Holidays cooking...
Forgiveness, gratitude and a Black Power Ranger It’s getting to be that time of year when we look to seek forgiveness from people we may have wronged over the past year before asking forgiveness from God. Needless to say, I have a few lunches...
By Margi Lenga Kahn, Special to the Jewish Light
• Published September 21, 2016
A traditional Rosh Hashanah meal is highlighted by chewy challah, light-as-air matzah balls, rich noodle kugel, and, of course, an array of delicious cakes, cookies, and chocolates. I can’t wait. However, for those with Celiac disease or an allergic...
