Rosh Hashanah Videos

Join us as we spend the "head" and nerve center of the Jewish year with the Rebbe

Rabbi Itche Kadoozy attempts to deliver a Rosh Hashanah message. 255 times.

Just a regular, run-of-the-mill Itche Kadoozy video about the meaning of Rosh Hashannah. Except with lot's of bee jokes. Don't worry, we made the video and it still doesn't quite make sense to us.

A preview of the stimulating and moving events of the month of Tishrei, the Jewish New Year.

That first day of school, your first job interview, your first day in your own home, the first day of the rest of your life...

The Talmud teaches that on Rosh Hashanah, G-d asks His people to sound the Shofar in order to make Him their King, and to “remind” Him of their meritorious past.

If you had one wish to be granted by G‑d ... what would it be?

What parent can resist the desperate cries of his or her child? The call of the shofar is our raw guttural cry to our Father in Heaven.

Discover the different kinds of shofars used on Rosh Hashanah the world over and get an inside look into how they’re crafted.

Miri tells the story of a neshamah that came down to earth to shine light, but got into big trouble instead—and how a shofar rescued the neshamah from despair.

Rosh Hashanah is not just the start of a new calendar year, it is the renewal of G-d's interest in our world that comes as a result of our accepting Him as King.

How the simple sound of the ram’s horn on Rosh Hashanah represents a Jew’s heartfelt cry to G‑d.

A basic overview of the Scriptural and Talmudic sources for the three-part structure of the Rosh Hashanah Musaf prayer, plus its deeper meaning as embodied by two Chasidic parables.

The meaning and symbolism behind the shape of the ram's horn sounded on Rosh Hashanah.

The shofar as a poignant reminder and symbol of the ram that replaced Isaac at the Akeida.

How to prepare mentally and emotionally for Rosh Hashannah as the 48-hour period on which we connect to our "higher self" by crowning G-d as King.

Join Bubby and bake the traditional High Holidays round raisin challah, and make tzimmes, the holiday’s special sweet carrot dish.

Let’s take a close look at honey, the sweet side of nature. What is it, and from where do we get it?

Rabbi Kadoozy astounds the scientific community with this rare satellite footage of planet earth.

A deeper look into the meanings and customs of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year: From crowning G-d as our king to blowing the Shofar and dipping apple into honey.

Have you ever wondered why we blow the shofar on Rosh Hashnah? Learn all about the meaning of the most central mitzvah of this holiday.

On the first day of Rosh Hashanah we go to a body of water to recite the tashlich prayer, where we beseech G-d for mercy, atonement and a good new year.

A virtual tour across five continents

Join Itche and Jono as they cruise through the holidays of the month of Tishrei

A Rosh Hashanah greeting from Sara Esther Crispe, editor of TheJewishWoman.org.

A Jew’s purpose is to illuminate all the world around him. To “illuminate” does not mean to change the order of creation; rather, light enables one to discern the true nature and purpose of what already is there.

Once, after Rosh Hashanah prayers, the Alter Rebbe asked his son, the Mitteler Rebbe, “With what meditation did you pray this Rosh Hoshanah?” He replied, “With the verse, ‘All mankind shall prostrate themselves before You’.” Then the Mitteler Rebbe asked his father, “With what meditation did you pray?” The Alter Rebbe responded, “I prayed with my lectern.”

On Rosh Hashana, we are reminded of the Jewish mother’s dedication and self-sacrifice in fostering our nation’s deep commitment to G‑d.

Our Sages extol the virtue of “Teshuva and good deeds.” But why do they praise the path of repentance before the path of purity? Shouldn’t repentance for misdeeds be enumerated after we speak of doing good deeds?