Welcome to the Forward’s coverage of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year.
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Life Leading High Holiday Services – And Catching A Break From Motherhood’s Demands
When I was a little girl, my father always led the shacharit (morning service) on the High Holidays. The tunes permeated our house, beginning whenever he decided the season should. Sometimes he started ‘practicing’ as early as Purim. He knew it all nearly by heart, and even as a young child, I sensed that he…
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Community What Donald Trump And Taylor Swift Can Teach Us About Rosh Hashana
Many years ago, I was laboring through my High Holiday sermons, trying to find a contemporary angle, something to connect my barely-formed ideas to today’s America, when I flicked on the TV and witnessed a clip of then-President Clinton testifying before the grand jury. Referring to whether he’d lied about a sexual relationship with Monica…
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Food Chocolate + Honey = Rosh Hashanah Perfection
True chocolate lovers like me have long bemoaned the dearth of chocolates that properly symbolized a sweet New Year. Indeed honey and chocolate always seemed to keep a healthy distance from one another. This year — finally! — Rosh Hashanah’s traditional honey meets chocolate for the High Holidays in the form of several new goodies….
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Food 5 Ways To Match Your Clothes To Your Rosh Hashanah Dishes
Are you the kind of person who insists on matching the polish on your fingernails to your toenails? Does the idea of print mixing stress you out? Do you ascribe to arcane style rules like matching your bag to your shoe? Well, luckily for all you anal-retentive ladies, I have a proposal that will blow…
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Life This Jewish New Year, Consider De-Cluttering Your Life
Living with less is the truth that has changed lives. As a professional ‘de-clutterer’, I’m a witness to this on a daily basis, and offer these 10 steps to de-clutter your home as a gift to yourself for the New Year. Consider giving your space a refresh as we approach the new Jewish year. When…
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Community What The Shofar Tries To Teach Us
The shofar is once again reverberating through the late summer air as Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur quickly approach. It’s alarming and mystifying sounds are intended to wake us up from our spiritual and moral slumber. “Awake, O you sleepers, awake from your sleep! O you slumbers, awake from your slumber! Search your deeds and…
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Food Top 9 Wines You Must Try This Rosh Hashanah
We’ve put together the ultimate wine guide for your Rosh Hashanah meals — no matter your preference (White or red? Dry or sweet? Bubbly or smooth?), we’ve got you covered. Best Holiday Sparklers In the spirit of the season, I have a confession to make: I actually like Moscato wine — that low-alcohol, bubbly, sweet…
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Community Get Ready for Rosh Hashanah: How To Pair Soup With Main Courses
Rosh Hashanah is a celebratory time with friends, family, and delicious food. It is a wonderful time of the year to celebrate the Jewish new year surrounded by your loved ones. The kitchen will be bursting with flavorful fragrances as the meals and traditional candle lightings, prayers, and readings symbolize the acknowledgment of the past,…
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