Rabbi Gila Caine: Make time to hear the shofar
by Rabbi Gila Caine (September 2019) – Sounds not words. The new moon of Tishrei (which we later learned to call Rosh Hashanah) holds one…
Opinion
Mayim Bialik shares her 10 mea culpas for Rosh Hashanah
by Mayim Bialik LOS ANGELES (JTA) — In the Reform synagogue I was raised in, they taught us a song around the Jewish New Year:…
A Rosh Hashanah message from the Catholic Archdiocese of Edmonton
(September 2019) – Archbishop of Edmonton, Richard W. Smith sent this holiday message to the Jewish Community of Edmonton. Dear Friends in the Jewish Communities…
Alex Borstein’s ‘Step out of line’ speech at the Emmys was a perfect display of Jewish pride
by Jordana Horn SHORT HILLS, N.J. (JTA) — Whether you watched the Emmys on Sunday night or or not, chances are you’ve been privy since…
How Ilhan Omar inspired one Orthodox Jewish woman to start wearing a headscarf
by Rachel Wizenfeld LOS ANGELES (JTA) — While spending Shabbat recently at a beachy resort in Southern California, I found myself toying with the idea…