As I finish my training to become a cantor, looking back on the High Holiday services that brought me to this point
Swiss chard is perfect for a traditional Rosh Hashanah meal that goes beyond apples and honey
Announcing the winner of our contest for the best family recipes for Rosh Hashanah desserts
On Manhattan’s Upper West Side in the 1960s, my parents didn’t belong to a synagogue, but they found an ad hoc congregation in an unlikely place for the High Holidays
How a rabbi made history on Mount Sinai
Jonathan Landes and his son Asher both keep bees, and help others to do the same—whether it’s in the Berkshires or Melbourne, Australia
Vintage cards tell the story of a rapidly changing Jewish state
Searching for God, or at least a picnic, on Rosh Hashanah
What a children’s book can teach us about prayer and renewal
Remembering last Rosh Hashanah, in the thick of the pandemic
Bar the unvaccinated from my synagogue? As a rabbi, I have no choice.
As Zoom services shift synagogues’ ritual music from communal singalongs to performances, we can find inspiration in the cantorial superstars of a century ago
It’s not all about how it tastes. It’s also about how it makes you feel.
Any congregation that takes any measure that bars any Jew from praying in communion on the Days of Awe is divesting itself from the very core of Jewish life
As the pandemic evolves, synagogues scramble to adjust their High Holiday services to accommodate shifting risks and expectations
A Rosh Hashanah Story
Many synagogues will be ringing in 5781 with online programming for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
You can tell your story—even if it doesn’t have a happy ending
