Rosh Hashanah starts when?? Last-minute recipes
By Linda Morel
Rosh Hashanah is catching many people by surprise this year.
Falling on the heels of Labor Day weekend, the Jewish New Year begins...
Five fascinating facts about the Jewish leap year
By Deborah Fineblum
Buckle your seatbelts; we’re heading in.
With the arrival of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish world is being thrown headlong into the leap year...
Last-minute high holiday services
Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Sept. 6. If you aren’t the joining type but still want to share the high holiday experience with...
City-wide outdoor shofar blast ushers in New Year
It’s about 4:45 p.m., two hours before the start of Rosh Hashanah, when Alana Eichner walks into Meridian Hill Park (also known as Malcolm...
Bloggers and artists get creative for the High Holidays
This year, seasons and holidays may feel like a shadow of what they used to be. Will we be doing the same Zoom events...
Looking for an online Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur service? Here are some options,...
The global pandemic has upended traditional High Holiday services this year, closing synagogues or severely limiting attendance for the most-attended services of the year...
John Riehl is grappling with how the High Holidays will play out at Oseh...
By Tony Glaros
As humanity scrambles to fill in the blanks during the pandemic, John Riehl readily concedes he doesn’t have all the answers.
Especially when...
Most synagogues to stream their High Holiday services
From football fields to parking lots, Hill Havurah in Washington looked everywhere for an outdoor space with enough room for socially distanced High Holiday...
Pandemic and protests prevalent in rabbis’ High Holiday sermons
The topics of Rabbi Scott Hoffman’s High Holiday sermons are a no brainer. Hoffman, who leads B’nai Shalom of Olney, says he always preaches...
What are the safety requirements for attending services?
If you’re planning to go to synagogue for Rosh Hashanah, take your measuring tape with you. In keeping with coronavirus safety requirements, synagogues and...
