High holidays

From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life

The 2026 High Holiday season brings a new set of Jewish children’s books, with new stories spanning Rosh Hashanah traditions, Yom Kippur apologies and Sukkot celebrations.

New Jewish children's books released for the High Holidays in 2026 include ones about awe, tashlich and apologizing for burping.
Margaret Island in Budapest.

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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.

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This year’s High Holiday kids’ books are a celebration of Jewish diversity

Here’s your roundup of new children’s High Holidays books for 2024.

 This year’s High Holiday books for kids.

Israel Bonds High Holy Days Appeal: Invest in life and rebuild together

This special time of the year provides an ideal moment for rallying support and engaging Jewish communities in the shared global responsibility for the strength of the State of Israel.

 RABBI AARON FLANZRAICH from Beth Sholom Synagogue in Toronto and chair of the Israel Bonds Rabbinic Advisory Council.

Dudu Fisher celebrates 50 years of music with nationwide gala tour in Israel

Dudu Fisher celebrates 50 years in music with a nationwide tour in Israel from August 27 to November 28.

 DUDU FISHER: The best way to give hope is through personal stories mixed with songs of faith and prayer.

Sirens will not ruin the Jewish spirit - opinion

These terrorist groups want nothing more than to wipe the Jews off the face of the earth.

 SIMCHAT TORAH at Jerusalem’s Har Hamor Yeshiva.

At the heart of the High Holy Days: One universal message - opinion

Our prayers extend towards peace for the entire world, encapsulated in the poignant prayer, “v’yitnu echa keter melucha.”

Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits sukkah event hosted by Efrat Council head Oded Revivi, October 16, 2022

Simchat Torah: Order, trust, and the joy of Torah

When we delve into it, study its teachings, and live according to its guidance, we lead meaningful and elevated lives.

 SIMCHAT TORAH at Jerusalem’s Har Hamor Yeshiva.

Your Investments: No more excuses: It’s now, not ‘after the Chagim’

Don’t wait for the next “After the hagim”, now is the time to get your finances in order.  

EXALTING IN Sukkot at the Western Wall

Sukkot cleaning: Decluttering, organizing, preparing for the holidays

Seven simple strategies for maintaining an organized, clutter-free home and curbing unnecessary purchases in the year ahead.

 SUKKOT DECORATIONS, much as we love them, eventually need to be packed up

Touching spiritual heights with art in honor of the joyful holiday

The feeling of touching spiritual heights is captured in Yoram Raanan’s painting Ascendance, where the figures seem to be ascending to a more spiritual plane with joy and ecstasy. 

 'ASCENDANCE,’ BY Yoram Raanan, oil collage on board, 61 X 45 cm, 2023

Heaven will help us for peace, but only after helping ourselves first - comment

It is the spirit of Sukkot and Simchat Torah that will somehow bring us together rather than the specter of war or some other external crisis.

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