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Latest Articles
Tashlich Is a Year-Round Practice at Beit T’Shuvah
Brian Fishbach
Versatile Muffins for a Sweet New Year
Debra L. Eckerling
Apples and Honey and Chicken, Oh My!
Debra L. Eckerling
Challah with a Twist for the High Holidays
Debra L. Eckerling
Countless Blessings: A Rosh Hashanah Couscous
Sharon Gomperts and Rachel Emquies Sheff
A Honey Cake to Remember
September 17, 2025
This delightfully spiced and fragrant honey cake is the perfect symbol of our wish for you, dear reader, to be blessed with a sweet New Year!
A Preview of Rosh Hashanah Sermons
September 17, 2025
At a time of divisiveness, worry and uncertainty in our community, what is a key message you’re planning to share with your congregation over these High Holy Days?
Rosner’s Domain | Was It a Good Year for Israel?
September 17, 2025
The bottom line is that no camp really thinks this was a good year socially.
Ten Secrets to Academic Success | Turn It Off! Managing Social Media, Middle East Minefields, and Political Difference
September 17, 2025
Fifth in a series
Aliyah Post-Oct. 7: A New Sense of Urgency
September 17, 2025
Many Jews abroad now see Israel as a “Plan B,” a backup option in case antisemitism worsens in their home countries.
But That’s OK!: The Spiritual Practice of Letting Life Be Easy
September 17, 2025
Nature also shows us this way of being and invites us to join her. The river flows. The mountain crumbles when it must. The flower lets its petals fall without fear. A glacier drifts without a map, yet exactly where it belongs.
The Sound of Our Stories: Reclaiming Jewish Narrative
September 17, 2025
This Rosh Hashanah, as the shofar calls us back to ourselves, we need to remember that we are more than our reactions to antisemitism.
Water Gate and a Curious Rosh Hashanah Custom
September 17, 2025
Whatever Tashlich’s true origin, perhaps it was inevitable that we mark Rosh Hashanah by assembling next to water.
For the New Year and After, 11 Reasons to Be Happy
September 17, 2025
To see the ordinary as extraordinary, to reach just past what feels like an ending — or even hopelessness — this, too, is reason for happiness.
Healing Our Collective Trauma in the New Year
September 17, 2025
We’re still living the trauma of that October morning — today — 700 days later. The pain, trauma and fear are still with us. They’re in the cells of our bodies. We remain tense and hypervigilant, scanning the environment for another sign of attack. Even here in America 7,600 miles away.
Rosh Hashanah, Rebirthed and Renewed
September 17, 2025
We need to rediscover the excitement and amazement of life by going back to the beginning, which is what Rosh Hashanah, on one very deep level, is about.
Don’t Hate Debate TV Is Using AI to Address the Hot Topics of Today
September 17, 2025
Led by Robin Lemberg, DHD TV covers the hot topics of today featuring the Sally and Ben, who debate in a calm and collected manner.
JSU Global Campus Connecting with Jewish Teens All Over the U.S.
September 17, 2025
Today, the initiative has grown to more 500+ clubs for over 20,000 members, helping Jewish students connect with their heritage in a time when it isn’t easy to be a Jew.
New Virtual Pathway a Bold Shift for Reform Judaism’s Rabbinical School
September 17, 2025
Last week, Hebrew Union College’s rabbinical school Virtual Pathway students gathered for our first week of school, a four-day intensive on our historic Cincinnati campus.
Dreading the Holidays
September 16, 2025
When I think about any Jewish holiday, all I can think about is cooking – and cooking – and serving and clearing and cooking some more. I’ve been doing this for nearly 40 years.
With AB 715, Jews Take What They Can Get
September 16, 2025
The bill does represent progress, but the determination of the opposition is a sobering reminder of the challenges that the Jewish community still faces to make necessary improvements.
Why There Should Be No Flags in Schools
September 16, 2025
Despite a school’s good intentions to create an inclusive space, symbols meant to affirm or welcome one identity group can signal exclusion to others.
Sanctuary Pulpits Should Not Be Political
September 16, 2025
The synagogue is not a campaign rally, and the rabbi is not meant to be a partisan pundit.