High holidays
Bless the moon? The case for Yom Kippur’s hardest mitzvah
In kiddush levana we bless God for authoring the cosmos. What does it have to do with Yom Kippur?
Does ‘Hallelujah’ explain Leonard Cohen? A new movie thinks so.
“Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song,” explains Leonard Cohen’s life through his most famous work.
Apples and Honey Chicken for the holiday you forgot about
An easy, one pan meal for that post-Rosh Hashanah Shabbat.
‘Something beautiful to contribute’: For second year, Jews of color hold online High Holiday services
A year ago, as the pandemic raged with no end in sight and many Jews of color continued to report acts of exclusion in mainstream congregations, leaders of one multicultural Jewish group seized on an idea:
Finally, a calendar that embraces the miraculous and circular nature of Jewish time
The Misaviv calendar aims to disrupt our blocky, linear understanding of time.
A Black Jewish poet’s call: High Holiday atonement means reckoning with racial injustice
Aaron Levy Samuels recites his poem, “Forgiveness,” in a moving video.
Synagogues scramble as Delta throws a wrench into High Holiday planning
Earlier this summer, Rabbi Joe Hample began writing a High Holiday sermon he can no longer deliver.
10 High Holiday hacks to welcome in 5782
Here’s how to make sure your High Holidays are meaningful, fun and safe.
‘Can I take 12 holidays off?’ and other tips for Jewish job seekers
Job markets in Chicago are booming this summer, putting job-seekers in the driver’s seat. Lavie Margolin wants to make sure you know how to handle it.
Bagels, challah or hamentaschen? Jerry or George? We ranked choice-voted our favorite Jewish and New York things.
The results were at times surprising…