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In Celebration of Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur at Home

Micaela Hellman-Tincher

Like many, I'm mourning the chance to "go" to High Holiday services at my synagogue. But I've also had the joy of observing Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur at home, so I know this year will be wonderfully meaningful.

What Children Can Teach Us at Rosh HaShanah

Dasee Berkowitz

A deep spiritual life is hard to find. While opportunities abound for spiritual connections (yoga, meditation, retreats and the like), for most of us it doesn’t come easy.

A group of second graders say goodbye during a Yom Kippur activity for the Jewish High Holidays

Pursuing Social Justice: Yom Kippur Activities for Families

Learn how you and your family can pursue social justice during the Jewish high holidays.

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How to Use the URJ Reflection Tool

Rabbi Esther L. Lederman

Rabbi Leora Kaye

We recently introduced the URJ Reflection Project, a tool for the High Holidays that can be found at reflect.reformjudaism.org. Here, we share suggestions of how to use its many ideas with your congregation.

What’s the Difference Between the Secular and Jewish New Year?

Answered by

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

While there are significant differences between how we usher in and observe the secular and Jewish New Year, both are times of transition that offer us an opportunity for self-reflection. Here are the key differences.

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Unetaneh Tokef in the Time of a Pandemic

Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler

The Unetaneh Tokef has a long list of ways that people die, often violently, a way of shocking us into realizing our mortality. The original prayer, however, can be traumatizing. This version seeks a more empathetic approach to mortality.

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How to Get into the High Holidays State of Mind

Rabbi Julie Zupan

It's a challenge and necessity, especially during this pandemic, to set boundaries between work time and family or personal time, between home office and home. How do we do that, emotionally?

#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.

Preparing for the High Holidays... With Chocolate!

Rabbi Deborah Prinz

As we enter into the Jewish month of preparation prior to the High Holidays, Elul, I am thinking about the spiritual aspects of chocolate.

Inspired 5781: More Art, More Awe

Rebecca Guber

I grew up going to services. A lot of services. I was adept at counting the ceiling tiles, reaching into the thousands as my grasp of numbers grew more sophisticated. The melodies became part of my life soundtrack; I hummed them as my mind wandered during the rabbi’s sermon.