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Rosh Hashanah 2026: The sound of the shofar as a vessel for victory, struggle, and self-sacrifice

At its core, the shofar is the sound of self-sacrifice. It echoes Abraham’s willingness to sublimate his own wishes to those of God, prompting all of us to submit to a greater good.

DEEPLY PERSONAL experience: Blowing the shofar on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Aug. 31.
EACH PERSON enters judgment alone.

Rosh Hashanah: The time to look inward and reveal what is unseen

THE NEW YEAR of 5787 is upon us.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: Recognizing God's presence in the world after a year of conflict, division

THEN-IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER Hossein Amir-Abdollahian (L), Chinese foreign minister Qin Gang, and Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud meet in Beijing, April 2023.

Voices from the Arab Press: China’s Iran dilemma, Israel elections, Hezbollah US talks


In the kitchen with Henny: Meatless meals for the Nine Days that go beyond pasta and cheese

From tuna patties and watermelon salad to fresh rolls and cinnamon buns, these recipes make meatless meals easier during the Nine Days.

Watermelon feta salad.

This week in Jewish history: The SS Exodus, Tisha B’Av, and Nobel pioneers

From the destruction of the Temples to Nobel Prize breakthroughs, the coming weeks mark defining moments of Jewish loss, resilience and achievement.

‘SS EXODUS,’ now derelict, in Haifa Port, 1952.

Parashat Devarim: Always relevant

The Torah remains unchanged, yet its message can be expressed anew in the language, challenges, and circumstances of every generation.

SEVENTY LANGUAGES?

A Shabbat with a view: Falling for Hotel Beit Shmuel, one balcony at a time - review

Good food, better panoramas, and one contested piece of cake.

That balcony: We drink it in.

Audrey Lynn Leinoff: From pinned down to pinpointed

Behind every polished article is an editor fighting for accuracy - and Audrey Lynn Leinoff knows that battle well.

In Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, the interviewee imagines hearing four emboldened Musketeers cry out: ‘All for one, and one for all!’

'Together On Our Own': A relationship conundrum with AI - review

The author, Dr. Eliana Megerman, an emergency room physician, writes with graceful ease and guides us into the inner depths of a medical world which we usually see only from the surface.

Eyes In The Heat, 1946, Jackson Pollock, Guggenheim Museum, Venice "It is the rare life indeed where the paint stays in the borders and isn't splattered in every direction."

'Jewish, Christian and Islamic Traditions': Jerusalem and its names - review

The book offers a perspective on how language itself shapes the identity, and holiness of Jerusalem.

A SECTION of what is believed to be the world’s ‘Foundation Stone,’ currently under the Golden Dome.

In the wake of October 7, doing good matters more than ever - opinion

Good builds on and echoes all we have learned and experienced in life to guide our thoughts and actions according to inherent signposts.

Stickers of persons killed on Oct. 7 and in the ongoing war blanket Tel Aviv’s Hashalom rail station, 2025.

Voices from the Arab press: Victory from which there is no escape

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Split screen of two videos of blasts, one shot in thermal imaging, that show the IDF destroying underground infrastructure used by Hezbollah, in Majdal Zoun, southern Lebanon. Videos released June 28.

Nourishing the North: JNF-USA's culinary school opens with a mission beyond food

The Jewish National Fund-USA's GCI isn’t just where one learns to cook; one also learns about food, nutrition, agriculture, taste, aesthetics, and more.  

KIDS FROM GONEN cooking together with Chef Ran.