This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
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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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Opinion How My Catholic Husband Became a Great ‘Jewish’ Father
Worried bubbes everywhere, take heart: Just because your daughter (or son) is marrying out of the faith, all hope is not lost. Your daughter’s Catholic husband can still be a great Jewish father. How do I know? Because mine is. While maintaining his Catholic identity, my husband has been a true partner in keeping a…
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The Schmooze Frum Girl’s Guide to High Holidays Services
EDITOR’S NOTE: We recently stumbled on the Tumblr and spent too many work hours since clicking through GIFs on kapparot. We asked her to create a survival guide for the High Holidays so you can enjoy her wise words as much as we do. Ahhh, September. It’s that time of year again. No, I’m not…
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Opinion My Year of Living Jewishly
“Did it change you?” That’s what people ask me, those who have followed this year of holiday reporting — my first foray into the complete Jewish calendar. The answer is yes. And no. Yes, because I now understand the substructures of every holiday — ancient and modern, mournful and exultant. No, because I’m not rushing…
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Food When in Rome, Do Rosh Hashanah
Most people envision a trip to Europe as an opportunity to visit museums, look at architecture, tour historical sites and occasionally meander through bucolic lands off the beaten trail. Often the trip includes more than one country, but rarely does it include eight countries and nine cities in seventeen days. That was my experience recently,…
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