High holidays

'God does not do a half job,' Safed's Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu says following Maduro's detention

“The shared denominator is clear,” Eliyahu wrote, describing systems built on oppression, corruption, and fear, and arguing that such a rule “will not survive over time,” according to the statement. 

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Jewish children take part in a special prayer for rain at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, October 29, 2025.
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Slihot: A time of prayer, compassion and forgiveness - book review

This splendid tome is a welcome addition to the Koren library, and a wonderful way to add meaning and substance to our penitential prayers ahead of and during the High Holy Day season.

 Conservative, Reform and Orthodox Jews to meet at Family Wall for slichot

Over 20,000 attend first central selichot at Western Wall

The Western Wall Heritage Foundation called on the public to attend selichot services earlier in the month to avoid crowding.

 Over 20,000 people attend first central selichot service of 2022 at the Western Wall

Summer is not just for vacation - opinion

Traditionally, Elul is the time for each and every one of us to take stock in our activities, to evaluate the past and to prepare for the High Holidays. That time is upon us.

 ISRAELI STUDENTS, including haredim in yeshivas, are currently on vacation. (Michael Giladi/Flash90)

Dealing with time as the Jewish High Holy Days approach

In the Hebrew month of Elul, we have to reach the depths before we can start the ascent for the Jewish High Holy Days.

 ATTUNE YOUR heart to the shofar.

Ukraine embassy: Jewish pilgrims unable to travel to Uman due to war

The annual pilgrimage to Uman will not be able to take place due to the "blatant Russian war," Ambassador Yevgen Korniychuk said.

Ultra-Orthodox Hasidic Jewish pilgrims pray at the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov on the eve of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, the Jewish New Year, in the town of Uman, Ukraine September 20, 2017

Israel should promote Jewish holidays as cultural events -JPPI

The government ministers who referred to the JPPI’s report said that the Israeli government has not paid enough attention to the challenges facing the Jewish people.

A symbol of a 'chanuckia', used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, is displayed on the Old City walls of Jerusalem, on December 12, 2015. Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights, is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple. The festival is observed by

Antique machzor makes aliyah

150-year-old machzor finds its way home

A machzor printed in Vilna, Lithuania in 1876 found its way to the original owner's granddaughter in a long Journey that ended on Tuesday, March 2022.

From the editor: Thank you, Dr. Edie!

If you happen to read this, Dr. Edie, I wanted to say thank you on behalf of all your fans.

 Dr. Edith Eger

Padma Lakshmi explores Hanukkah in special edition of ‘Taste the Nation'

The episode tells viewers the Yiddish name for each of the foods Lakshmi tastes, and celebrates the freedom Jewish communities have to practice their religion in America.

 Indian model, actress, and cookbook author Padma Lakshmi

Greek-Jewish tensions: A teenage Hanukkah story

Portraying the tensions of the era for a teen

 TEENAGER ZALMAN RAICHIK dresses as a Maccabee at the national menorah-lighting ceremony in Washington. The  book portrays the life of a teenager at the time when Hanukkah took place.