Posts Tagged: Rosh Hashanah
Netanyahu Applauds Israeli Achievements in Annual New Year Greeting (VIDEO)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered his annual Rosh Hashanah greeting to Israel and the Jewish world ahead of the New Year holiday on...
The Cantor’s Perspective: Preparation is Necessary for Meaningful High Holiday Prayer (INTERVIEW)
JNS.org - LOS ANGELES—The holiest days on the Jewish calendar, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, are largely spent in synagogue. Yet prayer isn't...
Pop Songs for the High Holidays
JNS.0rg - In time for the 2013 High Holiday season, JNS.org has compiled a list of the top five popular songs to put you in...
Peres Tells Ambassadors ‘War Always Ends in Disappointment’
Israeli President Shimon Peres warned an audience of foreign ambassadors gathered on Tuesday to celebrate the upcoming Jewish New Year that "war always ends in...
Volunteers and Police Come Together for the Needy on Rosh Hashanah
"ª In what is a well-established community tradition, families in the community of Talmon in Samaria got together last week prior to Rosh Hashanah to prepare...
Rosh Hashanah Guide for the Perplexed, 2013
1. The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah - "the beginning of the year") is compatible with the agricultural calendar. It commences with the planting of seeds...
Use Rosh Hashanah to Reflect on the Real ‘You’
As legend has it, there was once a man who suffered from short-term memory loss. Every night, before going to sleep, he would compose a...
Pope Wishes Jews a Happy New Year
JNS.org - In a meeting with global Jewish leaders at the Vatican, Pope Francis I wished Jews around the world a sweet and peaceful new...
Obama Extends Rosh Hashana Greetings to 1,000 Rabbis on Annual Conference Call
JTA - President Obama reflected on the High Holidays and offered New Year's greetings in a conference call with nearly 1,000 rabbis. Obama in the call...
Rosh Hashanah: Pain or Pleasure?
The Torah tells us very little about Rosh Hashanah, not even its name. The three harvest and pilgrim festivals are named: Pesach, Shavuot, and Sukot....
On Rosh Hashana, Mourning, and the Yom Kippur War, Revisited
1. With the Jewish high holy days approaching, I'm nervous at the realization that this year will be the first year that I will stay inside...
‘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...
JDC App Features Rosh Hashanah Recipes from Around the World
JNS.org - The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) released a Facebook application that allows users to access Rosh Hashanah recipes from around the...
