This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
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Fast Forward Gay Jews Celebrate ‘High Homo Days’ — With Eye on Marriage
(JTA) — It was nearly midnight Saturday, and Jayson Littman was milling about an upscale Manhattan nightclub greeting friends with a wide smile and often a big hug. Standing alongside a “shot boy” — clad only in underwear, a kippah and Star of David necklace — he offered partygoers shots of Manischewitz in plastic cups….
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The Schmooze A Jew’s Guide to Repentance
On the latest episode of , a public radio show and podcast, host Krista Tippett and Jewish ethicist Louis Newman talk repentance, reflection and learning to confront our sins head on.
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Recipes Grandma’s Brisket and Tzimmes, Paired With Cape Merlot
Simon Back of Backsberg Wines & Estates in Paarl, South Africa, recommends drinking the winery’s kosher pinotage with his grandmother’s brisket recipe below. Related Story Serves 6 5 large carrots 5 medium white potatoes 5 medium sweet potatoes 3 pounds beef brisket 1 tablespoon salt ½ cup sugar (more if desired) 1 whole onion, optional…
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Food Beekeeping Is Honey of a Hobby for New Jersey Rabbi
When Rabbi Danny Senter ambles into the backyard of his Teaneck, New Jersey, home he comes face to face with thousands of buzzing bees. And that’s just the way he likes it. The hobbyist beekeeper maintains a collection of 20 beehives between the four he keeps in his backyard and those he maintains for others…
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Life Sarah and Hagar’s ‘Bad Blood’ Is Feminism Gone Awry
The Days of Awe are rich in opportunity for Jewish feminists who see themselves as activists for transformation, both personal and collective. It is striking, even ironic, that on the first day of Rosh Hashana we read the story of a catastrophic feminist failure. Sarah and Hagar are rival wives; one has what the other…
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The Schmooze Brooklyn Hipster Bowling Alley Hosts Rosh Hashanah Event
(JTA) — Peter Shapiro — the owner of Brooklyn Bowl, a mid-sized music venue in Williamsburg that boasts a bowling alley and a Blue Ribbon restaurant — has referred to himself as the “rabbi” of his unique venue. But, come Monday, an actual rabbi will be taking over the joint. The event, appropriately titled “Bowl…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Says ‘Shana Tova’ to Jewish World
President Obama joined Israeli and world leaders in issuing Rosh Hashanah greetings in advance of the holiday. Chag Sameach everyone, Obama said in a video-taped greeting broadcast on YouTube. On the Jewish high holiday of Rosh Hashanah, we “recognize our tremendous power to make a difference, in our lives and the world,” he said. “Faith…
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Fast Forward Israeli Troops Raid Temple Mount Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists on the eve of the Jewish New Year. Police used tear gas and threw stun grenades towards Palestinian youths, who barricaded themselves inside the…
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