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Rosh Hashanah

Going to the source of Rosh Hashanah sweetness

By EDMON J. RODMAN

LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Here’s the buzz about Rosh Hashanah: Beyond a congregation or family, it takes a hive to have a holiday. You may have your tickets, new dress or suit and High Holidays app,...

Traditional and modern tastes have a place at New Year’s tables

By HELEN NASH

NEW YORK (JTA) — Nearly 30 years ago, when my first cookbook was published, I wrote that kosher cooking wasn’t just about traditional recipes like gefilte fish and chopped liver, that you could make gourmet meals and...

Person in the Parsha: VAYELECH

By RABBI TZVI HERSH WEINREB

“Forgiven, But Not Forgotten”

He was one of the greatest Talmud scholars of the last century, but outside of a small circle of disciples, he was never well-known. He was a tragic figure...

In some shuls, congregants are encouraged to keep phones on

By DEBRA RUBIN

(JTA) — Don’t turn off your phone — it’s not an announcement typically heard as religious services begin. But congregants at a Miami Beach High Holidays service for young adults will be asked to use their cellphones to...

Menu inspired by ‘simanim’ brings meaning to Rosh Hashanah

By JAMIE GELLER

(JTA) — So this is where it all comes together — all the thought, all the planning, the testing. And the tasting, the tasting and the tasting. (That’s the best part). A simanim-inspired menu brings added challenges,...

Fun Activities for Rosh Hashanah

FUN  ACTIVITIES FOR ROSH HASHANAH

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year.  It’s a time for all Jews to reflect the prior year, and prepare for the new one!  The term literally means “the head of the year.”

ACTIVITIES: 

1.    Greeting...