By Ben Harris (JTA) — For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at…
By Stacey Ilyse (Kveller via JTA) – Growing up, I remember getting cards in the mail for Rosh Hashanah. They were always the normal, generic,…
by Steve McDonald (August, 2018) – The High Holidays are a fitting time to take stock of the past year and clarify what we hope…
By Emanuelle Lee (The Nosher via JTA) – Rosh Hashanah has a way of sneaking up on you, and it’s a bittersweet feeling when it…
By Wendie Bernstein Lash, Lex Rofeberg and Estee Solomon Gray CHICAGO (JTA) — Too often, Rosh Hashanah resembles Kramer from “Seinfeld.” Barging onto the scene in a haste, it takes…