5781 Is the Jewish Response to 2020
David Suissa
September 17, 2020
The Jews have learned through the millennia that to keep the flame of hope alive during dark times, resilience is not a choice but an imperative.
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yom kippur
Personalizing Home Ritual With ‘HighHolidaysAtHome’
Esther D. Kustanowitz
September 17, 2020
The team has developed guides and webinars. They’re providing steps to invoke various aspects of the holidays as well as family memories.
Laugh Factory Holding Live Stream High Holy Days Services
Gerri Miller
September 16, 2020
For the past 36 years, The Laugh Factory comedy club in Hollywood has opened its doors for free Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur services.
Words of Light: 27 Voices, 27 Messages and Countless Blessings for 5781
Esther D. Kustanowitz
September 16, 2020
L.A. communal leaders offered words of inspiration, resilience and redemption to their communities leading up to the High Holy Days. Here’s what they said.
When Life Gives Us New Eyes
David Suissa
September 15, 2020
I’m looking back at my life of 2020 and realizing that I’ve been given new eyes.
How to Be a Spiritual Leader During a Pandemic
Rabbi Caryn Aviv
September 15, 2020
Nostalgia for our traditional High Holy Days observances is kicking in already.
The ‘Avinu Malkeinu’ Kid isn’t Amar’e Stoudemire’s Son. But he Does Have a Message for the High Holy Days. Take it From His Mom
Philissa Cramer, JTA
September 15, 2020
Irreverent Twitter Account @RogueShul Tackles the High Holy Days
Esther D. Kustanowitz
September 14, 2020
The tweets speak truths that are all too familiar to anyone who’s worked at or with a Jewish organization.
This Year’s High Holy Days: Challenged but Emboldened
Rabbi Moshe Bryski
September 8, 2020
We’re being tested — perhaps like never before in recent memory — for our sense of priorities, our core principles and attitudes, and our underlying faith.
Aish Offering High Holiday Pop-Up Shuls
Steven Mirkin
September 8, 2020
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.
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