Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
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Life 12 Synagogue-Chic Dresses Under $100 For Rosh Hashanah 2019
Your sweet and stylish new year begins Day 1. For Rosh Hashanah, have fun with your look — think bold prints, bold colors, bold silhouettes. Turn some heads with these beautiful budget-friendly, synagogue-appropriate dresses (and jumpsuits!). 1) Be seen but be cozy in this voluminous statement dress. Zara dress with voluminous sleeves, Zara., $69.90 2) Reach…
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Opinion This Year, We Jews Must Put Aside Our Differences And Stand As One Against Anti-Semitism
If two Jews have three opinions, how many opinions might six million American Jews have? We’re a boisterous, disputatious bunch, as we should be. We’re also remarkably good at dividing into tribes of those who dress or think as we do. But what if identifying first and foremost (and even only) with such subgroups is…
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Life 8 Amazing Kosher Wines To Try – For Under $25
Jews around the world will soon kick off the holiday season with two days of Rosh Hashanah prayers, rituals, meals and celebrations. If I have anything to do with it, they’ll also elevate their festive meals with delicious wines — without breaking the bank. While the Rosh Hashanah holiday is often associated with dipping apples…
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Fast Forward Parents Warned After Rowdy Congregant Kids Trashed Shul During Rosh Hashanah
Parents who belong to an Orthodox synagogue in London have been warned to ensure their children’s good behavior during Yom Kippur after many kids damaged congregational property during Rosh Hashanah services last week, The Jewish Chronicle reported Tuesday. “The wonderful atmosphere on both days of Rosh Hashanah and the hard work that was put into…
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Life Meet The Father-Daughter Rabbi Duo Leading Yom Kippur Together
Arnie Gluck has served the congregation Temple Beth-El of Hillsborough, New Jersey, for 28 years. Sarah Gluck, who is married to Rabbi Gluck, is in her 18th year as the synagogue’s director of education. Shira, the couple’s younger daughter, is in her final year of study at the Reform movement’s Hebrew Union College, where she…
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Community Stephen Miller’s Rabbi Was Wrong To Shame Him From The Pulpit
Stephen Miller, President Trump’s senior advisor, gets no sympathy from me. He presents as a smallminded man who advances dangerous policies, including the detention of thousands of migrant children. But Miller’s rabbi was also wrong to call him out from the Rosh Hashanah pulpit. On a holiday that is the birthday of the universe, Rabbi…
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The Schmooze Yom Kippur Services In New York City: The Forward’s Picks
All year long, we wait for the Day of Atonement to seek forgiveness for acting on our sinful inclinations. This year, we will be better. This year, we will shed our skin of all the times we laughed too hard at Sacha Baron Cohen’s jokes. We will finally vote in midterm elections. We might even…
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The Schmooze Gal Gadot’s Rosh Hashanah Greeting
We can think of five-thousand, seven hundred, and seventy-nine reasons we’re grateful for the new year, and Gal Gadot is one of them. The Israeli superstar graced social media this week with a Rosh Hashanah greeting that walked the fine line between Pinterest-y and rabbinic. Gadot, who is slated to star in the “Wonder Woman”…
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