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...
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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Miriam Kresh, jewishunpacked.com
• Published August 22, 2021
These cookies couldn’t be simpler to make, and they are extremely, meltingly, delicious. I doubled the recipe because the original doesn’t make enough to keep the family happy. I used margarine to keep the cookies non-dairy, but if butter is no issue...
By Eric Berger, Associate Editor
• Published October 8, 2020
Joan and Sherman Silber had some unexpected houseguests from Israel for the High Holidays this year. As the number of coronavirus cases in Israel spiked last month to the point where the country now has the highest rate of daily new coronavirus infections...
Jewish Light Editorial
• Published September 26, 2019
The Days of Awe – Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the holiest days on the Jewish calendar – are upon us again. The start of the Jewish New Year comes this Sunday night, Sept. 29. The Day of Atonement, Oct. 9, marks the end of the 10 days of repentance....
By Jessica Halfin, My Jewish Learning via JTA
• Published September 26, 2019
Rosh Hashanah menus, while traditional and delicious, can also get a little stale year after year. With Israeli food trending across the globe, now is a perfect time to add some authentic Israeli flavors to your holiday.We have gathered five exclusive...
Chabad of Chesterfield transformed a pavilion in Chesterfield’s Central Park into a Shofar Factory on Sunday, helping participants craft their own horn instrument and learn the traditional sequence of notes sounded on Rosh Hashanah. This year, Rosh...
Penny Schwartz, JTA
• Published September 13, 2019
A Rosh Hashanah apple cake bake-off fit for reality television and another installment in the Scarlet and Sam series from the award-winning author Eric A. Kimmel are among the highlights in the crop of new High Holiday books for children.Six engaging...
By Rabbi Iscah Waldman, My Jewish Learning via JTA
• Published September 7, 2018
The High Holidays prayer book, or machzor, emphasizes the themes of the Days of Awe — introspection and repentance.Rosh Hashanah as the opening day of a court trial“The great shofar is sounded. A still small voice is heard. This day, even the angels...
By Amy Deutsch, Kveller via JTA
• Published September 6, 2018
As the fall nears each year, the air gets cooler, the kids go back to school and Rosh Hashanah rolls around (starting this year on Sunday, Sept. 9). The holiday itself celebrates the Jewish New Year, but also deals with more serious topics like renewal,...
By Cantor Sharon Nathanson
• Published September 5, 2018
“ . . . . and God will gather you in from all the peoples to which Hashem, your God, has scattered you. If your outcasts are at the ends of the Earth, your God will gather you in . . .” — Deut. 30:3-4 Even if we are at the ends of the Earth....
