Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
The Jewish year is coming to a close and we’re about to party like it’s 5780. But first — lets find out if you remember the biggest, wildest, and weirdest headlines of this Jewish year. If you’re a little rusty and want to remind yourself just how things got so whack, take a look through…
Rabbis from the Reform and Conservative Jewish movements will participate in the White House’s annual High Holidays conference call on Friday, a change in procedure after two years without participating. Rabbi Debra Newman Kamin, the president of the Rabbinical Assembly, the union of Conservative rabbis, told the Forward on Thursday that their board had taken…
It’s a dilemma familiar to many a not-so-observant Jew as late September rolls around: fork over hundreds of dollars for High Holiday services or scandalize bubbe by skipping out altogether. Fortunately, in NYC some synagogues are opening their doors to wandering Jews during the High Holidays. Other organizations have sprung up specifically provide free and…
Democratic lawmakers and politicians are calling on the House to cancel its upcoming recess — which includes Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur — and begin impeachment proceedings immediately, possibly upending the 27 Jewish members’ High Holiday plans, the Hill reported. The House should cancel its break and start impeachment proceedings now. As the whistleblower made…
The High Holidays are approaching — a time of celebration! Reflection! Brief starvation sandwiched in between two large meals! And much more. Tis the season to gorge ourselves on Judaism — standing for hours in shul, reading responsively, shuckling plaintively, and mouthing along in spiritual ecstasy while mentally strategizing the starting lineup for our fantasy…
The high holidays are a time of personal and communal reckoning. These are the sins we have committed, we recite. Before the beginning of Yom Kippur, even before Kol Nidrei, the prayer leader or shaliach tzibbur recites “with the consent of God … we allow ourselves to pray with transgressors.” We are in this together….
Your sweet and stylish new year begins Day 1. For Rosh Hashanah, have fun with your look — think bold prints, bold colors, bold silhouettes. Turn some heads with these beautiful budget-friendly, synagogue-appropriate dresses (and jumpsuits!). 1) Be seen but be cozy in this voluminous statement dress. Zara dress with voluminous sleeves, Zara., $69.90 2) Reach…
If two Jews have three opinions, how many opinions might six million American Jews have? We’re a boisterous, disputatious bunch, as we should be. We’re also remarkably good at dividing into tribes of those who dress or think as we do. But what if identifying first and foremost (and even only) with such subgroups is…
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