1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (300+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Jews around the world to enter the new year with pride, a commitment to action and respect for one another in a Rosh Hashanah message released on Thursday. “The defining sound of Rosh Hashanah…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (593+ words) Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, offers the promise of a new beginning. Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, asks us to examine our actions, acknowledge where we have fallen short and consider what we must do differently. That reflection…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (527+ words) Shortly after attending the 25th anniversary commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan, Julie Menin, the New York City Council’s first Jewish speaker, released a video message to Jewish New Yorkers ahead of Rosh Hashanah, which begins…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (785+ words) Rabbi Jonathan Glass had a moment of panic when he realized that the entire west side of lower Manhattan, where his Tribeca Synagogue is located, would be shut to traffic at 6 a.m. on Sept. 11, which is also the eve of Rosh…...

2+ day, 20+ min ago   (784+ words) Room No. 2024 at Old Dominion University’s Batten Arts and Letters Building is a hub for Jewish students. The modest space on the campus in Norfolk, Va., offers a safe zone to decompress. Perhaps just as importantly, it boasts a credenza…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (245+ words) For Jews around the world, the sound of the shofar reappoints God Almighty as ruler of the world. Its piercing sound each year is a cry of renewal, calling on us to reflect on the year past and bless the…...