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My Family’s Soviet-Era Rosh Hashanah Dinner Is All About Delicious Food and Freedom

The High Holidays were about more than tradition or food for this family — they were about freedom.

Now That I Have A Kid, How Do I Mark New Years… And Small Moments Each Day?

“Can you believe it’s been a year!?” Ever since  my son was about 10 months old, many people have commented ...

7 Jewish End-of-Summer Recipes To Make in September 

From a vibrant sheet pan chicken dinner to a simple summery cake.

Honey Pomegranate Mandelbrot Recipe

These classic Ashkenazi cookies are updated with High Holiday flavors.

10 Things the Shofar Symbolizes

Here's how the shofar sounds were interpreted in a classic text more than 1,000 years ago.

Liberating Life

The High Holidays focus on death so that we may renew our lives.

From Estrangement to Reconciliation

The High Holidays are but milestones on the journey toward renewal of our relationship with God.

Book of Life

The life and death imagery of Rosh Hashanah is meant to spur people to improve their behavior.

Confronting Death, Finding Renewal

The emphatic message of the High Holidays: Change is possible.

The Shofar as Prayer

Lessons from tradition about the meaning of the ram's horn blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.

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