Posts Tagged: Jewish High Holidays
Jewish Institutions Bolster Security Ahead of High Holidays as Experts Warn of Heightened Threat
Amid a continuing surge in antisemitic hate crimes, Jewish institutions in the US have beefed up their security measures for the Jewish High Holidays of...
Israel’s National Security Council Issues Travel Warning Ahead of Jewish High Holidays Amid Terror Threats
Israel's National Security Council on Wednesday issued a travel warning to Israelis and Jews planning to travel for the Jewish Holiday Holidays next week, urging...
Should We Experience Love and Joy on Yom Kippur This Year?
We are now in the Jewish month of Elul, where we say goodbye to the "lazy days of summer," and get back to business. The...
The Road to Heaven and Rosh Hashanah
"The road to hell is paved with good intentions," goes the adage, and the broad consensus is that “good intentions” are a waste of time....
Los Angeles Police Offer Security Tips to Jewish Leaders Ahead of High Holidays
JNS.org - Los Angeles City Councilmember Paul Koretz hosted a meeting on Sept. 1 at the Museum of Tolerance with presentations by members of the Los...
Israeli Leaders Express Well-Wishes to Jews Around Globe for Rosh Hashanah
Israeli leaders have expressed well-wishes to Jews around the world ahead of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, which begins on Friday night. "May the coming year be...
Do Good for Its Own Sake
Paul Cowan has a very unique job -- he is the head of Transport for London’s (TfL) “Lost Property” division. Until September of last year,...
Rosh Hashanah: A Call to Remember
The occasion that we now call Rosh Hashanah is referred to in the Bible only as Zihron Teruah -- the Day of Remembering with Sound....
On High Holidays, We Are Judged by Totality of Our Characters
You have no doubt heard of the psychiatric condition known as multiple personality disorder. In 1994, this condition was renamed "dissociative identity disorder"-- or DID --...
‘Tikkun Olam’ in the New Year 5779
JNS.org - “I wish all my Jewish friends in Iran and Jews worldwide a very happy new year filled with peace and harmony,” said Iran’s Foreign...
What We Must All Do This Rosh Hashanah
We are about to enter the season of long synagogue services, with a liturgy that, when translated into English or any vernacular, strikes many people...
For Students Venturing Off-Campus, Program Offers Free High Holiday Services
JNS.org - Working with Synagogue Connect, Alpha Epsilon Pi—the world’s leading Jewish college fraternity—has established an online system to match college students from around the world...
The High Holidays: A Time to Reflect
The month before the Days of Awe is the time to start thinking about our souls, rather than our politics. In the West, we have been...
How Jews Can Build on Billy Joel’s Call to Action
In the wake of the awful events in Charlottesville, Billy Joel’s fans got an inspiring surprise toward the end of his recent concert at Madison Square...
