High Holy Days

How do we reconcile the deeply personal journey of Yom Kippur with the overwhelming collective experiences of the past year?

"May our personal files and those of the hostages be written and saved with inspiration, sweetness, good health, and success in that big digital Book of Life in heaven."

Abraham, the Akeida, & the ‘Mona Lisa’ teach us how to answer the ultimate question of life: What is right and what is wrong? What does God ultimately require of us? 

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of questions about judgment.

It is not just the beginning of the new year but the most significant day; the one that influences our actions throughout the year.

We at The Jerusalem Post wish the IDF success in its sacred mission to defeat the terror threat in Lebanon.

One of the world’s largest collections of machzorim may be found at the National Library of Israel (NLI) in Jerusalem.

As we head into the coming weeks, synagogues will be filled. Whether in a grand synagogue or a smaller, makeshift minyan, I encourage everyone to take a moment amidst the prayers.

With Selichot drawing near, crowds are swelling at the Western Wall, signaling a profound yearning for connection and awakening to the upcoming High Holy Days.

As we read the words of Robert Herscowitz, we are reminded that the shofar is one of the most important symbols of the month Elul, Rosh Hashanah, and Yom Kippur: the shofar.

The tradition of conducting a mass event for the blessing has been a highlight of the week-long Sukkot and Passover holidays.