High holidays
A pandemic Simchat Torah done safely
We celebrated in person, but safely — seriously.
“There’s no going back’ What rabbis learned from the extraordinary High Holidays of 2020
“This is epic,” Rabbi Steven Leder of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles told me. “We, all of us, were handed a ball we didn’t expect, and we in the synagogue community delivered, we stepped up to this moment.”
This year for the High Holidays, female faces filled my screen
I was the first woman ordained as a rabbi in Israel. Zoom shul surfing allowed me to see how many female rabbis have come after me.
High turnout at virtual Rosh Hashanah leaves rabbis relieved, but money woes persist
Online Rosh Hashanah services saw packed virtual pews. Will the numbers translate into financial support for synagogues?
Does upholding the law require punishment? Rabbinic tradition says no
During the Days of Judgment, incongruously, God leaves the throne of judgement for the throne of mercy.
I do Yom Kippur at home every year; it’s still holy
This Yom Kippur won’t be so different for me — last year too I stayed home, drank coffee, smoked. But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t holy.
Behind the scenes of filming a socially distant Yom Kippur — in July
I actually missed the hungry stomach growl while I chanted in my living room.
Look at this Rosh Hashanah as a bespoke experience
Yes, it’s more work to organize your own High Holidays - but it also connects you more deeply to the practice.
In Boston, the pandemic helps open High Holidays to the unaffiliated
How to celebrate the High Holidays in Boston
Orthodox rabbis say High Holiday services should proceed as usual — despite coronavirus
“The blowing of the shofar should not be changed in any way.”