High holidays
Israelis return to booking vacations early: These are the destinations gaining popularity
Crete, Rhodes, Batumi, and Budapest lead bookings for the High Holy Days as average airfares remain 6% below last year, for now.
Fire at kosher meat processing plant in Iowa shuts down production ahead of High Holidays
'From Alienation to Monarchy': Ruth and the architecture of loving-kindness - book review
Voice dedications and videos: Shufersal launches app for redeeming the Gold Gift Card
What is special about Elul, other than approaching Rosh Hashanah?
What is special about the month of Elul, other than the fact that it is leading us towards the Days of Awe of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?
Pascale’s Kitchen: Rosh Hashanah delicacies
I reached out to Golan Israeli, the executive chef at the Dan Accadia Hotel Herzliya, and asked if he could recommend a few special dishes for the festive Rosh Hashanah meal.
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, consider charity, giving - opinion
The media is full of stories about how people have no food for the holidays. Keep in mind that our High Holy Day prayers are in the plural. The time of year is not about ‘I.’ It’s about ‘us.’
Jewish, Arab activists issued restraining orders from Temple Mount - report
In light of recent IDF activity in the West Bank, Israel Police is preparing for the High Holy Days by issuing restraining orders to activists.
How it really was: Days of nostalgia, purity and awe
The purity of immersion in nostalgia and its hopes have morphed into the terrible beauty of the great reality we have created.
Slihot: A time of prayer, compassion and forgiveness - book review
This splendid tome is a welcome addition to the Koren library, and a wonderful way to add meaning and substance to our penitential prayers ahead of and during the High Holy Day season.
Over 20,000 attend first central selichot at Western Wall
The Western Wall Heritage Foundation called on the public to attend selichot services earlier in the month to avoid crowding.
Summer is not just for vacation - opinion
Traditionally, Elul is the time for each and every one of us to take stock in our activities, to evaluate the past and to prepare for the High Holidays. That time is upon us.
Dealing with time as the Jewish High Holy Days approach
In the Hebrew month of Elul, we have to reach the depths before we can start the ascent for the Jewish High Holy Days.
Ukraine embassy: Jewish pilgrims unable to travel to Uman due to war
The annual pilgrimage to Uman will not be able to take place due to the "blatant Russian war," Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said.
