This is the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
Rosh Hashanah
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Culture From ‘Star Wars’ to Madonna: 11 times shofars showed up outside shul
The instrument, while lacking in versatility, nonetheless makes the odd non-liturgical appearance
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Fast Forward Netanyahu warns Jewish pilgrims not to visit Ukraine for Rosh Hashanah
There are only enough shelters in the small Ukrainian city of Uman for around 11,000 people, creating a potentially perilous scenario for the tens of thousands of Jews who are expected to make the pilgrimage this year
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Yiddish World VIDEO: What Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik said about Jews who become observant
The beloved Orthodox rabbi explains why a "baal teshuvah" stands on a higher spiritual level than a completely righteous Jew
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News Sermonizing about Israel can be risky. These High Holidays, some rabbis feel compelled to.
Israel ‘is at an inflection point,’ one rabbi said
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Culture Five books you need to prepare for the High Holidays
Rabbi Mark Asher Goodman shares his favorite books to get you ready for the High Holidays.
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Food We taste-tested affordable kosher wine for Rosh Hashanah
Our honest reviews and pairing advice for white, rosé and red kosher wines under $35
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Fast Forward High Holiday services are set to return this year — with a new eternal flame — to a Texas synagogue damaged in a 2021 arson
A new ner tamid, or eternal flame, has been constructed out of the burned stained glass deemed too structurally unsound to use as a window
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Yiddish World VIDEO: Tired of dry honey cake? Here’s how to make it moist and delicious
Yiddish cooking mavens Rukhl Schaechter and Eve Jochnowitz prepare roasted fish and honey cake for Rosh Hashanah
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