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Being Together in Community Again: What Every Congregation Needs to Know

Amy Asin

Last year, we talked about it being a High Holidays like no other. And this year we are faced with the same opportunity – to create something that has never before existed.

7 Jewish Endeavors to Make 5782 a Sweet New Year

C.E. Harrison

It’s a long-standing custom for Jews to wish one another a “sweet new year” on Rosh Hashanah; to hope that this coming year will be one filled with joy, fulfillment, and an abundance of blessings. However, Judaism isn’t a path focused simply on wishing for good things; if our goal is to make each year “sweeter” than the last, we must work to make it happen.

Jewish Institutions Must Also Do T’shuvah

Rabbi Rick Jacobs

I pray that our observance of Yom Kippur will be probing and transformative, helping us become the best people and the most inspiring Movement that we are meant to be.

Cheshbon Hanafesh for Your Congregation

Amy Asin

The High Holiday season is an important time of personal and communal reflection, including your congregation’s leadership. This can also be a time of reflection for your congregation’s leadership.

Don’t Wait: Life Lessons for the High Holidays from 88-Year-Old Reb Murray

Rabbi Paul Kipnes

Meet 88-year-old Murray, an astounding man. Quiet, sometimes reserved, Murray became my father-in-law 31 years ago, when God softly whispered to me, “Don’t wait.” I confess I didn’t appreciate him fully until recently.

Check out the RAC's High Holiday Guide on Criminal Justice

Jacob Kraus-Preminger

Each day in this country, we are faced with harrowing truths about how our criminal justice system operates.

When the Synagogue Doesn't Feel Like Home

Marra B. Gad

I'm uncomfortable entering unfamiliar synagogues - solely because I am mixed race, and people assume that I am not Jewish.

It’s Never Too Late (or Too Early) for New Year Greetings

Cantor Lauren Phillips

Fans of “Seinfeld” may recall an exchange between Jerry and Elaine in which they discuss the appropriate timeline for delivering new year greetings. “I once got Happy New Year'd in March … it’s pathetic,” griped Jerry.

The Jewish calendar has a natural marker for when it’s appropriate to start wishing friends and loved ones a happy New Year. The Jewish month that precedes the Jewish New Year is called Elul, and the first day of Elul, Rosh Chodesh Elul, is the official beginning of the High Holiday season.

Selichot: Warm-Up to the High Holiday Season

Rabbi Anthony Fratello

Ushering in the High Holiday season, Selichot – which falls this year on Saturday night, September 24^th – is the warm-up stretch that precedes the spiritual workout we give our souls during the Days of Awe.

Jake, Hank, Sandy, and Me: What These Jewish Athletes Have in Common

Rabbi Stephen Lewis Fuchs

Compared with others over the centuries, I paid a piddling price to express my pride in being a Jew. But my small act of affirmation helped seal my career choice and allowed me to feel that I was one with Jake Pitler, Hank Greenberg, and Sandy Koufax.