A Jewish atonement ritual (not the chicken one) gets an eco-friendly makeover
By Penny Schwartz SOMERVILLE, Mass. (JTA) — On the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz will lead her congregation on a walk to…
By Penny Schwartz SOMERVILLE, Mass. (JTA) — On the first afternoon of Rosh Hashanah, Rabbi Eliana Jacobowitz will lead her congregation on a walk to…
By Andrew Silow-Carroll NEW YORK (JTA) — The Pew Research Center’s new typology of religion puts Americans into seven broad categories ranging from Sunday Stalwarts (“active in…
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 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 Sonya Sanford (The Nosher via JTA) — There can never be too many tomatoes. August’s heat is always made more bearable for me by…