Posts Tagged: high holidays
‘Street Shofar Man’ Travels Israel Blasting His Kudu Horn (VIDEO)
"Street Shofar Man" has gone international. Michael Brous, aka "Sexy Shofar Man," spent the period preceding last year's High Holidays walking the streets of Los...
NYPD Announces Measures to Protect Jewish Worshippers as High Holidays Approach
The New York Police Department plans to take precautionary measures to ensure the safety of the City's Jewish residents observing Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur...
Use Fish, Not Chicken for Kaparot
Thousands of Orthodox Jews are preparing to swing live chickens over their heads before Yom Kippur, symbolically transferring their sins to the chicken. The chicken...
Where Jazz Met Kol Nidre
In 1927, The Jazz Singer ushered out the era of silent cinema with Jack Robin's emotional rendition of Kol Nidre. The film's profound ...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrey, whose astrological sign is Libra (♎). Libra symbolizes key themes...
Population boom? Why 7 billion isn’t enough
I may be a rabbi who lives and works in the heart of New York City -- in fact, I was just voted one...
How Humble are You?
In the fall, while much of the world turns its attention towards football, the Jewish People have traditionally turned their attention inward to begin the...
