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Rosh Hashanah
By the Numbers
10 Things I Really Don’t Want to Hear From My Rabbi on Rosh Hashanah
Rabbi, here are a few tips, just suggestions mind you, of things you might say in your sermon that might interest me—if come.
Rabbi, here are a few tips, just suggestions mind you, of things you might say in your sermon that might interest me—if come.
17 Facts About Hannah (Chanah)
Discover how G-d answered Hannah's prayers, gifting her with the prophet Samuel.
Discover how G-d answered Hannah's prayers, gifting her with the prophet Samuel.
Voices
How a Prayer by a Pond Brought Renewal
I felt at a loss. How could I comfort this beautiful Jewess? She was broken. How could I make her feel whole again?
I felt at a loss. How could I comfort this beautiful Jewess? She was broken. How could I make her feel whole again?
My Wife (and G-d) Wanted Me to Put on Tefillin With a Jew in the Airport
How one businessman inspired four people to don tefillin.
How one businessman inspired four people to don tefillin.
Halachah for Life
Hebrew Word of the Week
Jewish News
Jewish History
Rabbeinu Avraham, Maimonides’ Almost-Forgotten Son and Successor
A staunch defender of his father and a mystic and scholar in his own right, Avraham Maimonides fused rationalism with mysticism.
A staunch defender of his father and a mystic and scholar in his own right, Avraham Maimonides fused rationalism with mysticism.
Your Questions
Why No Nuts on Rosh Hashanah?
There are different reasons given for this custom, each impacting the parameters of what (and when) exactly we refrain from eating.
There are different reasons given for this custom, each impacting the parameters of what (and when) exactly we refrain from eating.
Lifestyle
And Moses returned to G‑d and said: “I beseech You: this nation has sinned a great sin, and have made themselves a god of gold. Now, if You will forgive their sin—; and if You will not, erase me from the book that You have written.”
— Exodus 32:31–32
Print Magazine
Pessimism comes with a thousand arguments. Maybe you don’t deserve to be saved from the mess you’ve gotten into. Maybe you deserve punishment, G‑d forbid. Maybe the only way to save your soul is through a dark tunnel.
That’s not called trust. Trust means you have not a shade of doubt that He will deliver—no matter who yo...
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