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.

Margaret Island in Budapest.
The largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States is located in Postville, Iowa and has been renamed AgriStar.

Fire at kosher meat processing plant in Iowa shuts down production ahead of High Holidays

RUTH JOINS her mother-in-law, Naomi, in traveling to the Land of Israel, while Orpah turns back to Moab after accompanying them for a stretch. King David will descend from Ruth, and Goliath from her sister-in-law.

'From Alienation to Monarchy': Ruth and the architecture of loving-kindness - book review

The new “Gold Gift Card” app.

Voice dedications and videos: Shufersal launches app for redeeming the Gold Gift Card


Sweet as honey: Recommendations for looks for the holiday evening, definitely not in white

Torn between a light and coquettish dress and oversized jeans with a festive shirt? That’s fine, so are we – that’s why we created a clear concept based on nude in all its shades.

Sacks – Bermuda, NIS 569

How holiday cards shaped American High Holy Day culture

The Jewish greeting card at its peak bound together the family with memory and Jewish tradition.

Rosh Hashanah cards, all from the book ‘101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel’:

Independence and partnership: A Rosh Hashanah prayer for Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: This 5786, let's embrace a plot of purpose and a belief in inevitable, righteous movement towards peace and stability.

US SECRETARY of State Marco Rubio inserts a note between stones of the Western Wall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on, this week. In the US, at least for the moment, President Donald Trump has Israel’s back, the writer states.

Beauty gifts so good you’ll want to keep them for yourself

We’ve put together a respectable list, carefully checked, of holiday gifts you’ll want to buy for others and then, oops, forget at home and keep for yourself.

Beauty gift sets for Rosh Hashanah

What we can learn from Charlie Kirk's assassination for Rosh Hashanah - opinion

This Rosh Hashanah, let's return to civility.

Jews pray as they perform Tashlich, or the casting off, a Jewish practice performed on the afternoon of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year at the beach in Tel Aviv, on October 3, 2024.

Your Investments: On Rosh Hashanah, our finances are also judged

The fact that we are judged as to our financial situation brings with it our own responsibility to live within our means. 

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.

Rosh Hashana thought: Construction and clarity - opinion

Like street markings before construction, Rosh Hashana’s rituals guide us to clear away the old and lay strong foundations for the year ahead.

Mrs. Nechama Shemtov

Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.

The Lisbon Mahzor is now complete after the National Library of Israel reclaims its missing parts, preserving a key piece of Jewish history.

The Musaf prayer for Rosh Hashanah in a page of the rare 15th century Lisbon Mahzor now at the National Library of Israel.

Even hosts deserve a holiday: Meet the dishwasher that cleans in Just 4 minutes

MEIKO’s dishwasher makes holiday cleanup easy: 4‑minute wash, water-saving, pro tech for home kitchens. Only downside - price: NIS 25,000.

Dishwasher in three minutes, Nigaa Chef FOR HOME

Labels make you curious. But how is the wine?

Among the many wines that flooded her ahead of the approaching High Holidays, Talia Levin chose to first taste those that looked the best.

Jezreel Valley Winery