Why My Family Is Giving Up Impulse Purchases for Rosh Hashanah This Year
Despite the near-constant worry over, well, nearly everything, but especially our family’s finances, my mother always made sure my brother and I had brand-new...
Hearing Hope in the Shofar
At sundown on Monday, Sept. 22, Jews around the world will gather to mark Rosh Hashanah — the birthday of creation, the day on...
Challah and Apples and Carrots, Oh My!
Rosh Hashanah isn’t just one of the two most important holidays in Judaism; it’s also one of the tastiest. Whether you’re Ashkenazi, Sephardic, Mizrahi...
Tashlich: Casting Off Your Sins
Many of us relish the opportunity to start anew, seeking forgiveness for our wrongdoings.
One way to do this is tashlich, the symbolic casting off...
For Students Staying Put on Campus, a Sweet High Holiday Season
Ethel G. Hofman | JNS
Home for the holidays? That’s not always the case for college students, who travel far and wide to attend schools...
Tashlich: Casting Off Your Sins
Many of us relish the opportunity to start anew, seeking forgiveness for our wrongdoings.
One way to do this is tashlich, the symbolic casting off...
Kanye Embarks on New Antisemitic Spree on X
Philissa Cramer
Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, flooded the social network X with antisemitic comments early Friday morning, in a repeat of...
Netanyahu Endorses Voluntary Migration of Gaza Palestinians
Ben Sales
Benjamin Netanyahu endorsed the idea of Gaza Palestinians choosing to leave the territory temporarily, a toned-down version of the proposal President Donald Trump...
3 Israelis Killed in West Bank Terror Attack
Ben Sales
Three Israelis were killed and eight wounded in the northern West Bank after Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a key highway that runs...
Netanyahu Formally Discharged from Hospital
Ben Sales
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been formally discharged from the hospital four days after prostate removal surgery — and two days after...










