New insights for the New Year
By Cantor Russ Jayne (AJNews) – Hallel, the compilation of psalms recited on Jewish festivals throughout the year, is the quintessential expression of joy. All…
Holiday Columns
Let’s make 5781 a better year
by Rabbi Steven Schwarzman (AJNews) – In the midst of the pandemic, it’s not hard to write off 5780 as an exceptionally bad year. Never…
PJ Library helps families celebrate the High Holidays at home
(Agawam, MA) — Each fall, Jews around the world celebrate the High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year) and Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement). It’s a…
4 new children’s books to brighten up the Jewish New Year
By Penny Schwartz BOSTON (JTA) – Sparkling stars and the light of the full harvest moon comfort a young boy and his older sister as…
How to celebrate Rosh Hashanah while socially distancing
By Rebecca Firkser (The Nosher via JTA) – Summer is turning to fall, and with it, Rosh Hashanah approaches, marking the start of a new…