High Holy Days

Jerusalem Great Synagogue

Grapevine: Synagogue scene

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 The Cave of Machpelah in Hebron.

Yom Kippur 2024: Reconciling our personal journeys and collective experiences

How do we reconcile the deeply personal journey of Yom Kippur with the overwhelming collective experiences of the past year?

Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and personal accounting - opinion

"May our personal files and those of the hostages be written and saved with inspiration, sweetness, good health, and success in that big digital Book of Life in heaven."

Abraham, the Akeida, & the ‘Mona Lisa’ - opinion

Abraham, the Akeida, & the ‘Mona Lisa’ teach us how to answer the ultimate question of life: What is right and what is wrong? What does God ultimately require of us? 

This is how my family is confronting Jewish new year

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of questions about judgment.

By SABRINA SOFFER
02/10/2024

Rosh Hashanah: Wishing for a good and sweet year

It is not just the beginning of the new year but the most significant day; the one that influences our actions throughout the year.

Only way for Israeli northerners to return home is boots on the ground in south Lebanon

We at The Jerusalem Post wish the IDF success in its sacred mission to defeat the terror threat in Lebanon.

 Seder Nashim (c. 1550)

The rare, unusual Rosh Hashanah-Yom Kippur 'machzorim' at the National Library of Israel

One of the world’s largest collections of machzorim may be found at the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem.

By DAVID GEFFEN
30/09/2024

Observe the High Holy Days shouldn't be just for God, but also for our fellow human being

As we head into the coming weeks, synagogues will be filled. Whether in a grand synagogue or a smaller, makeshift minyan, I encourage everyone to take a moment amidst the prayers.

By BENJY MORGAN
21/09/2024
 Jewish men pray during Tisha B'Av, at the Wall Western, in the Old City of Jerusalem

This year's Selichot are going to be tough. Get ready

With Selichot drawing near, crowds are swelling at the Western Wall, signaling a profound yearning for connection and awakening to the upcoming High Holy Days.

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