High Holidays

For Jews with eating disorders, new traditions aim to make Yom Kippur a safer experience

Advocates across the Jewish world are developing alternatives and working to normalize Yom Kippur observances that do not preclude eating.

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You can celebrate the rest of the High Holidays anywhere in the world without ever leaving home

Writer Avi Dresner explores synagogues around the world this year, the farther away the better — all online.

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We have good reasons to give ourselves credit this year. Here’s a positive viddui for Yom Kippur.

A rabbi and cantor from Los Angeles offer a confessional prayer focused on accomplishments, not shortcomings, to accompany the traditional liturgy.

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Looking for online Yom Kippur services in 2021? Here are some options, based on your interests.

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United States

‘It’s time to come home’: 7 American rabbis share reflections amid challenging High Holiday season

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How not to ask for time off on the Jewish holidays

Teaneck synagogue Covid-19

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Rabbis are struggling to protect Jews’ physical and spiritual health. They deserve support, not shame.

Birnbaum High Holiday Prayer Book

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Why a High Holidays prayer book is still going strong after 70 years

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In our season of reckoning, what to remember when abuse stories break in Jewish communities

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Is it safe to attend Rosh Hashanah services? Should kids? Your COVID-19 High Holiday questions, answered.

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