Posts Tagged: Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah 5775 Sees Record Number of Births in Israel
Rosh Hashanah 5775 and the new year ushered in a record number of new babies. Maayanei Hayeshua hospital in Bnei Brak reported that 140 women gave birth...
The Jewish Leader’s Call to Responsibility: Celebrate Life
In the year that we recently parted with, 5774, it became dangerous once again to be a Jew. Israel, subject to sustained missile attack, discovered...
Reflections on Rosh Hashanah 5775
As we mark the end of another year with the advent of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, we pause to take stock of the...
The Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2014
Happy, healthy, challenging, and rewarding new year! 1. Rosh Hashanah is a universal, stock-taking, renewal, and hopeful holiday, celebrated on the 6th"Ž day of The Creation, which produced the first human being,...
Fears of Violence in Mixed Areas as Jewish, Muslim Holidays May Collide in Once in 30 Years Occurrence
In the wake of a summer wracked by Arab-Jewish violence within Israel, in Gaza, and in the West Bank, security and local authorities in mixed...
Great Quotes on the Meaning of Rosh Hashanah
Sundown on Wednesday, September 24, marks Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and millions of Jews around the world will congregate for the beginning of...
Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish Months
"In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, you are to have a holy convocation; do not do any kind of ordinary...
Repentance
When I was a child in England, I often used to see men and women standing at street corners holding placards saying such things as...
From Iphigenia to Isaac, a Fresh Take on Age-Old Stories (REVIEW)
JNS.org - Tova Hartman and Charlie Buckholtz in Are You Not a Man of God?have taken two stories from the bible, two from the...
The High Holidays Bring Us Together as a Community
Shwer zu sein a yid. It's difficult to be a Jew. This old Yiddish expression, often said wryly and with a hint of self-deprecation, succinctly sums...
For Protesters, Rosh Hashanah Comes Early
JNS.org - Rosh Hashanah in late April? The Jewish calendar is known to fluctuate, but is that possible? No. Instead, the shofar-blowing pictured below is part...
Israel Ranks High on Happiness Index, New Report Shows
Just because Israel sits at the center of a war-torn region and is surrounded by enemies doesn't mean its citizens don't keep a positive outlook. According...
French City Bans Street Traffic Through Yom Kippur, Angering Residents
JTA - The French city of Metz closed a street to vehicular traffic for the High Holidays season, provoking angry reactions from some Muslims. Rabbin...
Israelis to Consume 15,000 Tons of Apples on Rosh Hashanah
The apple and honey tradition on Rosh Hashana will see Israelis consuming 15,000 tons of apples during the month of September, an increase of almost...
