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By Sara Klein Wagner For those of you who know me, I am prone to take a few turns and tangents when sharing a story or making a point. I got that from my father, of blessed memory. He could … Read More
By Rabbi Chaim Litvin As we prepare to close the year and enter the new one, the Torah reading offers us a timeless message. In Parshat Nitzavim we read: Atem nitzavim hayom kulchem lifnei Hashem Elokeichem (“You are all standing … Read More
By Ron Kampea WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Rosh Hashanah celebration at Vice President Kamala Harris’s official residence was a celebration of American Jewish success that included a reminder of the threats Jews still face. Douglas Emhoff, the Second Gentleman, began … Read More
By Jackie Hajdenberg (JTA) — A massive march aimed at pressing for stronger efforts to curb climate change will take place in New York on the second day of Rosh Hashanah — a scheduling move that could exclude Jewish climate activists. … Read More
Guest Columnist Michael Ginsberg Sixty years ago, on Rosh Hashanah, my father taught me a lesson about giving. Thirty years later, I learned another valuable lesson about giving. Both apply to Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – the Days of … Read More
This Shabbat morning we read Parashat Ki Tavo. The most beautiful scene in this Parshah takes place as the Torah describes the pilgrims who would flock to Jerusalem for the holidays in ancient Israel. Farmers were instructed to offer the … Read More
Rosh Hashanah is almost upon us, and with it comes call to return: to return to that which we were created to be, to return to what truly matters, to return to the Eternal One Whose loving embrace calls out … Read More
Shanna Tova! May we all enjoy a good year, a year of good health, joy and most important a year of shalom, peace and wholeness and wellness. May we see everyone who is living in the land of Israel enjoying … Read More
[by Penny Schwartz] BOSTON (JTA) – Shofars, apples and honey, make room for pomegranates, couscous and pumpkins. The new crop of children’s books for the High Holidays opens a world beyond the beloved traditional symbols of the New Year (Rosh … Read More
Over Labor Day weekend, 37 teens from Louisville went to Cincinnati to participate in BBYO KIO Roundtables Brotherhood/Sisterhood Convention, which was one of the biggest KIO Conventions of all time. During Roundtables, the boards of Louisville’s Drew Corson AZA and … Read More