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What Greetings are Appropriate on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur?

Here are the appropriate greetings for the Jewish new year and the Day of Atonement.

Cry No More, a Prayer for Yom Kippur

This prayer is about having compassion for ourselves while repairing the damage we’ve done to self and others. I wrote it after my first Yom Kippur in Jerusalem, my first in Israel as an oleh chadash (a new immigrant).

An Alternate Un’taneh Tokef

Rabbi Joseph Meszler offers a new take on an old prayer for these Days of Awe.

Sylvester: To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?

In North America, many Jews prepare for Rosh Rosh HaShanah, the Jewish new year, by making to-do lists: acquiring seats for High Holiday services, inviting guests, purchasing a new fruit, and preparing chicken soup just like Bubbe used to make.

The Shofar Blasts as a Metaphor for Life

Rabbi Fred Guttman

If, as the Talmud tells us, the blasts of the shofar are meant to remind us of crying, (Babylonian Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 33A – specifically of Sisera’s mother – but that is another subject!), then I would offer the following.

The Nudge of Selichot

Deborah Rood Goldman

After 10 weeks of swimming, biking, walking at the ocean's edge, and rationalizing that it's too hot for tennis, Saturday night Selichot services appear on my calendar as the call back from the freedom of su

#BlogElul 2013: Who’s In?

JanetheWriter

Although we’re barely into the dog days of August, the High Holidays are fast approaching. The first of Elul, the Hebrew month that precedes Tishrei and the start of Rosh HaShanah, begins at sundown this Tuesday, which means that Wednesday, August 7^th is the first of Elul.

The Archaeology of Self

Rabbi Micah Lapidus

“The danger, in short, is that instead of providing a basis for what already exists, instead of going over with bold strokes lines that have already been sketched, instead of finding reassurance in this return and final confirmation, instead of completing the blessed circle that

Hey, Rabbi! An Elul Q&A with Rabbi Joseph Black

We asked clergy across North America which music, books, art, movies and more help them get into a reflective state of mind as they gear up for the High Holidays. Here’s what Rabbi Joseph Black from Temple Emanuel in Denver, CO, had to say.

Hey, Rabbi! An Elul Q&A with Rabbi Marci Bellows

We asked clergy across North America which music, books, art, movies and more help them get into a reflective state of mind as they gear up for the High Holidays. Here’s what Rabbi Marci N.