6 Ways This Year (5787) Is Unique

It's the longest year possible; it begins and ends with Shabbat, and more!

By Yehuda Altein

Why All the Symbolic Rosh Hashanah Foods?

Why are we rational Jews doing something that seems superstitious?

By Yehuda Shurpin

What Does Judaism Tell Us About Absalom?

Discover the son of King David who revolted against his father and met an ignoble death.

By Alexander Heppenheimer

The Czar in the Field

The Story Behind the Famous Parable

By Tzvi Freeman

Take the Rosh Hashanah Who Am I Quiz

Test your Rosh Hashanah knowledge!

By Menachem Posner

What You Need to Know About Standing or Sitting During Prayer

Stand for this, sit for that, stand again a moment later. To the uninitiated, it can look almost choreographed. And it is, but not arbitrarily so.

By Yehuda Shurpin

The Queen of Cleveland

Two sisters share what it was like to be raised by a woman who literally put her life on the line for Judaism in the Soviet Union time and time again.

By Henya Laine

We Weren’t There

The life we walk into

By Baila Olidort

How to Cut Out Your Inner Adversary

Anxious Parshah

By Eliezer Shemtov

Is Judaism Firm and Fixed or Dynamic with Change?

The combined parsha of Nitzavim and Vayelech encapsulates two opposite features: Torah’s firm foundation and changing growth, which are both needed in living a life of Torah. They also serve as a preparation for Rosh Hashanah and the entire coming year.

By Shalom Paltiel

Selichot Begin Early Sunday Morning

The Midrash relates that when Moses foresaw that the Holy Temple would be destroyed and Jews would be unable to offer sacrifices in atonement, he asked G-d: “What will we do then?” G-d replied: “Jews should gather as one group to recite Selichos, and I will pardon them.”

Living Torah

20 Rosh Hashanah Side Dishes for Your Holiday Table

By Miriam Szokovski

As Rosh Hashanah Approaches, 30 Jews Among the Missing in Nepal Disaster

Flash floods killed over 1,000 and left 4,400 unaccounted for

By Motti Wilhelm

Centuries-Old Chassidic Text Uplifts High Holiday Preparations

‘Derech Chaim,’ authored by Chabad’s Second Rebbe, continues to guide new generations

By Motti Wilhelm

This Ditmas Park Jewish Preschool Just Won New York’s Top Rating

The Aleph Early Learning Center was built on a Jewish academic education that doesn’t compromise—and doesn’t charge

By Tzali Reicher