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Nitzavim/Rosh Hashanah
Your Questions
Why Do We Dip the Apple Into Honey on Rosh Hashanah?
Why not mangoes dipped in maple syrup, for example?
Why not mangoes dipped in maple syrup, for example?
New Moon, New Year, New World
The shofar is a call to renewal, and that renewal is enacted by ourselves and by G‑d.
The shofar is a call to renewal, and that renewal is enacted by ourselves and by G‑d.
By the Numbers
10 Rosh Hashanah Customs From Around the World
Beyond apples in honey and tashlich, how many of the following customs from around the world do you know?
Beyond apples in honey and tashlich, how many of the following customs from around the world do you know?
9 Tips for an Amazing Rosh Hashanah at Home
If you are planning to spend Rosh Hashanah in isolation, here are some tips and reminders just for you.
If you are planning to spend Rosh Hashanah in isolation, here are some tips and reminders just for you.
Video
Big Trouble Meets Small Shofar
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.
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.
Why We Say Selichot
The Midrash relates that when Moses foresaw that the Holy Temple would be destroyed and Jews would be unable to offer sacrifices in atonement, he asked G-d: “What will we do then?” G-d replied: “Jews should gather as one group to recite Selichos, and I will pardon them.”
The Midrash relates that when Moses foresaw that the Holy Temple would be destroyed and Jews would be unable to offer sacrifices in atonement, he asked G-d: “What will we do then?” G-d replied: “Jews should gather as one group to recite Selichos, and I will pardon them.”
Focus on Chana
Learning From Chana How to Kvetch to G-d
It seems counterintuitive; how do you emphatically tell G‑d to change your circumstance and still feel humble?
It seems counterintuitive; how do you emphatically tell G‑d to change your circumstance and still feel humble?
The Pivotal Role of Tending the Seedlings
A mother’s relationship with her children impacts all of the future.
A mother’s relationship with her children impacts all of the future.
A Pastoral Letter From the Rebbe
When Rosh Hashanah Ushers in Shemitah
The Shemittah year emphasizes the concept that although the Creator has given the earth to man, for food and use, he must remember that the real and permanent proprietor is G‑d,
The Shemittah year emphasizes the concept that although the Creator has given the earth to man, for food and use, he must remember that the real and permanent proprietor is G‑d,
Parshah
We Loved Each Other. Who Says We Should Do It Again?
G-d took us under His Divine wings at Sinai and told us, “I will always love you. You are My cherished people, and no matter what happens, we remain deeply connected.”
G-d took us under His Divine wings at Sinai and told us, “I will always love you. You are My cherished people, and no matter what happens, we remain deeply connected.”
Voices
An Unexpected Apple and Honey Delivery in the Forests of Japan
I could have hollered into the woods and nobody would have heard me. But I guess G‑d did, because a package arrived unexpectedly in the mail.
I could have hollered into the woods and nobody would have heard me. But I guess G‑d did, because a package arrived unexpectedly in the mail.
What Being Mocked As a Child Taught Me About Judging Others
I think, “You really never know where a person is coming from.”
I think, “You really never know where a person is coming from.”
Learning to Sing and Weep at the Same Time
Our dream of spending the holidays together as a family has been essentially dashed.
Our dream of spending the holidays together as a family has been essentially dashed.
Lifestyle
29 Recipes to Enhance Your Rosh Hashanah Table
Here's where you can find our favorite recipes for round challas, tzimmes, leeks, brisket, and virtually every other sweet Rosh Hashanah you could possibly wish to make.
Here's where you can find our favorite recipes for round challas, tzimmes, leeks, brisket, and virtually every other sweet Rosh Hashanah you could possibly wish to make.
A man's wife is his home
— Talmud, Yoma 2a
Print Magazine
What does fasting on Yom Kippur achieve?
That even our physical bodies can feel the precious closeness of this day.
Yom Kippur is such a holy day, the body receives life from fasting.
Likutei Torah, Song of Songs, 14b
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