Rosh Hashanah

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I’m an Orthodox rabbi who takes COVID-19 very seriously. Here’s why my congregation is praying in person during the High Holidays.

I see no contradiction between having faith in the words of epidemiologists and safely honoring the value of communal prayer.

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Pizza is the perfect Rosh Hashanah food

Pizza is the perfect — and yes, symbolic — food to round out your Rosh Hashanah meals, writes Alma editor Molly Tolsky.

Jews pray on a street near the tomb of Reb Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine, on Sept. 20, 2006. (Menahem Kahana/AFP via Getty Images)

How an annual religious pilgrimage created a year-round Jewish community in Uman, Ukraine

Relying on tourism for their livelihood, around 70 families have settled in this sleepy Ukrainian city where their rabbis says they are “not wanted.”

Culture

Rosh Hashanah dinner, Yom Kippur break-fast, sukkah hops: How risky are these High Holiday activities during COVID-19?

Global

Ukraine and Israel, in joint statement, urge pilgrims to Uman to stay home this Rosh Hashanah

United States

Virginia Beach will suspend school calendar that starts on Rosh Hashanah following Jewish complaints

United States

New Jersey teen says his boss sent anti-Semitic messages after he asked off for Rosh Hashanah

United States

New York transit worker asked to prove he observed Rosh Hashanah in order to take off

Ideas

Rosh Hashanah is how we prove our humanity. Are you ready?

Ideas

I’m a rabbi in El Paso. Here’s how our community has started to heal after the deadly shooting.

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