Rosh Hashanah

Make a Window in the Word

My favorite Hasidic teaching is a teaching about prayer couched in a homily on Noah’s Ark. God tells Noah to make ...

How Can We Forgive the Unforgivable?

The month of Elul ushers in a season of repentance and forgiveness, but it's not always so simple.

5 Multicultural Recipes for Rosh Hashanah

From Asian challah to "Afro-Ashkefardi" chicken, these dishes will add flair to your holiday table.

Fear and Trembling About High Holy Days Services

Elul, which initiates the holiday countdown, is more than just a calendric alarm clock.

The Perfect High Holy Day Sermon You Will Never Hear

Too often rabbis say either what we think people need to hear or what we feel obligated to share.

It’s Easy to Make a Resolution. But How Can We Keep It?

To keep your resolution, you may need to change your environment.

Why I Love (Even Secular) New Year’s Celebrations

It is easy to be dismissive of any grand significance to New Year’s. Sure, it is fun–an excuse to gather ...

I’ll Take All The New Years I Can Get

Several years ago, I was at a chain drugstore in Jackson, Mississippi, running some last-minute errands as I prepared to ...

Throwback Thursday: Texas for the Holidays

After the end of my two-year term as an ISJL Education Fellow, I moved back to Massachusetts to begin rabbinical ...

What Are You Doing Tomorrow?

As a rabbi who is blessed with the humbling privilege of leading her congregation, after the High Holy Days have ...