Community. We talk so much about it: the meaning of community; why it is needed; what it means to belong to a community; what...

May this High Holy Days season be one of meaningful prayer, engaging lessons, poignant revelation and strong connections.

The Ministry of Health says 5,238 new cases have been confirmed between Thursday and Friday, setting yet another negative record. Restriction on movement is somewhat relaxed from 500 yards from one's home to 1,000 yards.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, synagogues nationwide have drastically adjusted their holiday programming to minimize congregant interactions and time spent in one area. Still, the point, say rabbis, is to celebrate the arrival of the New Year, in whatever form that looks like.

(JTA) – At the Jewish Center on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, this year’s High Holy Days will be anything but normal. With eight services happening...

One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist There are four days in the year that serve as the New Year, and...

Our family is in possession of an abundance of shofarot. Many, many shofars. During quarantine, our children took up chess, learned to swim and,...

Lilla Aftergood died Sept. 3 at 95. Survived by daughter Annette (Mel) Gottlieb; sons Steven (Kimberly), David (Sara); 12 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren. Mount Sinai Rachel Barzilai died...

The team has developed guides and webinars. They're providing steps to invoke various aspects of the holidays as well as family memories. 

For the past 36 years, The Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood has opened its doors for free Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.

(JTA) — Nina Shapiro didn’t intend for the video of her son’s singing to go viral. The Perth, Australia, mother of two describes herself as...

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The shofar wave involves placing people on corners throughout the city and asking them to blow the shofar one after another.

I have experienced a much-divided self lately as I have been thinking about the sovereignty of the Divine, the core theme of Rosh Hashanah....

Some superheroes wear capes and fly through the sky. Other superheroes manage classes of anxious, excited and confused students during a worldwide pandemic. This...

One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist And all the nations will ask, “Why did the Lord do thus to this...

Hearing the clarion call of the shofar in person while assembled with others — as Jews have for millennia — is a crucial aspect of our tradition.

On Sept.11, Gottfried will be doing a Zoom event, “Observance: Ritual of Taking Challah & Prayers for Healing and Remembrance.” 

To create your own Pop Up Shul, log onto the site and choose from four styles of services with a downloadable machzor for each one.

Annette Pensick Ades died Aug. 12 at 95. Survived by sons Steven (Laurie Levit), Andrew (Virginia Chesney), Robert (Naomi Guth); 5 grandchildren. Hillside Helen Arkawy...

Some people lose socks in the laundry. Others constantly lose their spare key. My family can’t seem to assemble a complete puzzle. No matter...

One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist I led you through the wilderness for forty years; the clothes on your back...

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Arnold Spielberg, the father of Oscar-winning director and producer Steven Spielberg, died Aug. 25 at 103. Amblin Entertainment, the film and television company led...

One verse, five voices. Edited by Salvador Litvak, the Accidental Talmudist If you see your brother’s ox or sheep gone astray, do not ignore it;...

Right now, many of us are looking for a little hope. Share your dream so that someone else can find theirs.

Phil Blazer, creator and host of award-winning Jewish radio and television programs and pro-Israel activist, died Aug. 25 in Burbank. He was 76.

Clergy are making plans to ensure the High Holy Days are unique and engaging at a time when people are yearning for connection.

Five months ago, I never would have imagined celebrating a birthday during a pandemic. Five months ago, I never would have imagined planning for...