PM Netanyahu offers Rosh Hashanah greetings

September 13, 2015

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his respects to the entire Jewish world in sending out greetings for the new year of 5776.

His videotaped remarks sent from his office in Jerusalem emphasized that Israel is the area’s only democracy in...

The Rosh Hashanah wakeup call

September 11, 2015

By CINDY SHER

(JNS.org) — Close your eyes and imagine yourself in the synagogue listening to the blasting of the shofar, something many of us will be doing just a couple weeks from now. Feel the power of the sound—the...

‘Sorry’ is not enough

September 11, 2015

By TED ROBERTS, the SCRIBBLER ON THE ROOF

Christianity and Judaism have many customs and symbolism in common. Naturally, as the aphorism states, the child does not stray far from the mother. We both take vows to repair our character....

Chocolate Cranberry Challah Rolls with Citrus Sugar

September 10, 2015

By SHANNON SARNA

It’s almost Rosh Hashanah and so by my clock time for another sweet challah recipe for the New Year. And one of the easiest ways to make a sweet, crowd-pleasing challah is to add chocolate chips, of...

Looking back at 5775

September 04, 2015

By URIEL HEILMAN

NEW YORK (JTA) — As 5775 winds to a close, here’s a look back on the highs and lows (and everything in between) of the year that was.

September 2014

At the annual U.N. General Assembly, President Barack Obama...

The top Jewish newsmakers of 5775

September 04, 2015

By JULIE WIENER

(JTA) — Whether you love them or hate them — or your feelings are purely pareve — these 13 Jews repeatedly made the news in 5775.

David Blatt 

American-Israeli coach David Blatt, in his first season as the...

Why the Chosen People are choosing aliyah

September 04, 2015

By CNAAN LIPHSHIZ

(JTA) — In their central Jerusalem apartment, Natan and Avital Sharansky can hear their new upstairs neighbors chatting in French on their patio.

The young family moved into the penthouse earlier this month, shortly after immigrating to Israel with...

8 stories to watch in Israel next year

September 04, 2015

By BEN SALES

(JTA) — Tired of hearing about Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians or the machinations of a certain Islamic Republic? There’s plenty of other news happening in Israel, from uproars over the country’s enormous natural gas reserves to a growing...

During days of introspection, how to get back on the proper path

September 04, 2015

By STEVE BAYAR

(My Jewish Learning via JTA) — We live with a practical tradition. We begin the Jewish New Year with 10 days devoted to introspection. Between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur we are asked to review our past...

Forget the agonizing, here’s an easy and elegant Rosh Hashanah menu

September 04, 2015

By SHANNON SARNA

NEW YORK (JTA) — We love to kvetch about how early or late Rosh Hashanah falls — as if we have any control or say when the holidays will appear. But this year, the Jewish New Year...