The beauty of Rosh Hashanah is the beauty of imperfection, and nothing is messier than the present moment. As one Talmudic ...

The shofar is used on many different occasions in the Bible. But today, for many Jews, it is most associated with the High ...

There are many themes of Rosh Hashana, including reflection, repentance and sacrifice. But in many ways the story of Hannah ...

“Said Abraham to G-d: ‘I do not understand. Yesterday You said to me, ‘In Isaac shall your seed be called.’ Then You said, “Take your son.’ And now You tell me, ‘Do not do anything to him,’ ...

This piece was originally delivered as a sermon titled “The Cries of Isaac and Ishmael” at Central Synagogue on the first day of Rosh Hashanah in 2025.

In a time of turmoil in the United States and Israel, clergy offer High Holiday messages of hope and resilience ...

1. Self-examination. Rosh Hashanah initiates a wake-up call of ten days of self-examination and repentance, which are concluded on Yom Kippur (the Day of Repentance). This self-examination should be ...

For Preventing the Children of Poor People in Ireland From Being a Burden to Their Parents or Country and for Making Them Beneficial to the Public,” author and Anglican priest Jonathan Swift (1667-174 ...

Whatever Tashlich’s true origin, perhaps it was inevitable that we mark Rosh Hashanah by assembling next to water.

Restored wall paintings now show Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac and scenes of the devil’s defeat, protected under a new roof.

This year, the Jewish New Year, known as Rosh Hashanah, begins on September 22, marking the start of a 10-day period called the “Days of Awe.” On this first day, one story goes, the Book of Life is ...

Behind that question lurks another, very urgent one that requires an answer: Why does so much Christian theology end in death ...