This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashanah
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Food Sweeter New Year with Apple Cider
Before my blood ran Michigan maize and blue, I would not be surprised if it were apple cider for 4 months out of the year. Beginning every Labor Day weekend and lasting through Thanksgiving, my neighborhood mill has churned out the best cider one could hope for—pure, unadulterated, unpasteurized, unfiltered, fresh, and preservative-free. As far…
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Fast Forward Women Hold Peaceful Selichot Prayer Service at Western Wall
It was a first in quite some time: The Women of the Wall held a prayer service at the Western Wall and got to worship, sing and even dance at the holiest site in Judaism largely unperturbed. Unlike their controversial “rosh hodesh” service marking the start of each new month in the Jewish calendar, the…
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Life The Benefit of the Doubt for The New Year
In Rosh Hashanahs past, I focused on changes that required adding a new practice to my Jewish life. Nine years ago I bought a second set of dishes. Eight years ago I committed to weekly Torah study sessions with a partner. Seven years ago I began using the mikveh. I’ve made less daunting changes, too,…
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Recipes Whisky-Infused Cocoa ‘Honey’ Cake
For once I have not stopped to ponder all the ups and downs of the last year, which is something I tend to do monthly, if not weekly. So the fact that I’ve forgotten to do this in the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah is a minor victory for the semi-neurotic. Frankly speaking, the…
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Fast Forward Barack Obama Will Visit Stockholm Synagogue During Trip to Sweden
President Barack Obama is slated to visit the Great Synagogue of Stockholm during his visit to Sweden. Obama, who will arrive in the Swedish capital Wednesday on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, is en route to the G20 summit in St. Petersburg, Russia, Svenska Dagbladet reported Thursday. The U.S. embassy in Stockholm confirmed that the…
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Food Best Challahs in Chicago
As a college student in New York, potluck Shabbat meals were a weekly occurrence. Of course, not everyone could cook, or even had time to, so those guests were assigned the shopping jobs — drinks, fruit, and challah. As a rule, anyone assigned to bring challah really only had one choice — Bagel City. Anything…
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Food Best Loaf: Tasting the Store-Bought Challahs
Don’t live in New York, or in need an easy fix? We’ve got you covered. Below are three brands available in supermarkets across the country. The Challah Fairy Sesame Challah The problem with tasting store-bought challah right after a freshly baked loaf is that you instantly taste the difference. Thoughts like “This is a crust?…
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Food The Best Loaf: Bay Area Challahs
The San Francisco Bay Area has one of the largest Jewish populations in North America. But unlike communities in places like New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and Toronto, it has no identifiably Jewish neighborhoods filled with Jewish bakeries, butchers, delis and food shops. The lucky few who live near one of the local Jewish bakeries…
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