Rosh hashana

Your Investments: Time to start all the tasks that have been put off until ‘after the chagim’

In Israel, the ultimate definition of procrastination is the concept of “after the chagim,” where no one can focus or make a decision on anything until after the High Holy Days season is over.

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.
The Oval Office, with President Donald Trump, marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" in honor of the Lubavitcher Rebbe

Marking "Education and Sharing Day, USA" with President Trump

MIKVEH IN Auckland, New Zealand.

Yom Kippur: The end or the beginning?

Illustration of apple, honey and pomegranate which are traditionally eaten for Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year

Shabbat Shuva: A call to return


'He who travels puts himself at risk': Rabbi, Ukrainian officials warn of annual Uman pilgrimage

Uman is a pilgrimage site that is visited by thousands of religious Israeli Jews annually, despite the ongoing war between Ukraine and Russia and safety concerns pertaining to travel in the country.

 Jewish men in the street during Tikkun HaKlali near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, on eve of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 15, 2023.

At the heart of the High Holy Days: One universal message - opinion

Our prayers extend towards peace for the entire world, encapsulated in the poignant prayer, “v’yitnu echa keter melucha.”

Defense Minister Benny Gantz visits sukkah event hosted by Efrat Council head Oded Revivi, October 16, 2022

Hope and possibility; Rosh Hashanah on Rikers - opinion

At Repair the World, a national Jewish nonprofit, we focus on pursuing a just world through volunteer service and learning.

 Rikers Island

Duality and Jewish joy - opinion

On September 9, 2023, at the Troxy in East London, hundreds of queer Jews and our allies showed up to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish new year of 5784.

 LGBT Rights activists wave flags and protest as religious Jewish activitsts protest against same-sex parenting and LGBT families, in Tel Aviv, on December 16, 2018.

Prime Minister of Ukraine sends heart warming blessing to Jews of the country

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky shakes hand of Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch at gathering 2 weeks prior to the Jewish New Year

Keeping the echo alive: The last of Israel’s traditional shofar makers

Shimon Keinan is one of only a handful of people in Israel still making traditional shofars, and his factory receives over 14,000 visitors a year.

 Shofars with silver and gold ornamentation on display at the Kol Shofar Gallery, Moshav Ramat Yoav, Israel.

AI, pluralism and Israel: What North American rabbis spoke about in their High Holiday sermons

Excerpts from and links to sermons from across North America and the range of Jewish denominations.

 Hundreds of people pray at the Kadoorie Mekor Haim Synagogue in Porto on Yom Kippur (The photograph was taken from a surveillance camera).

Smotrich to 'Post': People are anxious, but we’re not what they think we are

POLITICAL AFFAIRS: Smotrich discussed the coming new year, finding forgiveness and engaging with opposition from a place of understanding.

 Bezalel Smotrich, Finance Minister and Religious Zionism Party head in his office, 2023.

Finding our commonalities at the Rosh Hashanah table - opinion

As we look at the Rosh Hashanah table and remember who we have lost, let us also look around the table and look at the new faces joining Israel.

 THE WRITER glances at his mother at a family holiday dinner.

What is the state of God in the world in 2023? - opinion

Which events over the past year have enhanced the presence of God in our world, and which events have diminished His presence?

 MAHANEH YEHUDA in Jerusalem: To survive, Israel must learn to better bridge between religious and secular, Ashkenazim and Sephardim, the wealthy elite and the common average-income citizenry, says the writer.