8+ hour, 31+ min ago   (636+ words) How depressing to hear reports that pro-Palestinian protesters have returned to picket outside the stores of Cape Union Mart owner Philip Krawitz despite losing comprehensively in the Western Cape High Court on September 4 in a case Krawitz had brought as…...

14+ hour, 14+ min ago   (585+ words) From a retired couple realizing a long-held dream in Netanya to a 32-year-old starting over in Ramat Gan, new olim celebrate their first Rosh Hashanah as Israelis and share their hopes for themselves and the country in the year ahead...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1705+ words) Yes, Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are serious days. They require us to place God at the center of our lives, repent, and ask forgiveness for our misdeeds. But let’s be honest. Many of us know that, however much we…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (663+ words) Rosh Hashanah, which celebrates the Jewish New Year and marks the start of what's known to many as the Jewish "High Holidays" begins Friday at sundown. The holiday, which continues through Sunday, is the start of a ten-day period of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (114+ words) Israel's Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter reflects on Rosh Hashanah, September 11 and Charlie Kirk, calling for peace, resilience, freedom and life. (Arutz Sheva-Israel National News' North American desk is keeping you updated until the start of Rosh Hashanah in…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (300+ words) Israeli President Isaac Herzog called on Jews around the world to enter the new year with pride, a commitment to action and respect for one another in a Rosh Hashanah message released on Thursday. “The defining sound of Rosh Hashanah…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (1000+ words) Rosh Hashanah falls during an election season. We are busy following the news, reading the headlines, and discussing events with family and friends. Opinions are everywhere. Everyone has something to say. Everyone is certain that he is right, and everyone…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1051+ words) The Mishna (tractate Rosh HaShana 18a) says: On Rosh HaShana all humanity passes before the Almighty as an army of soldiers passes in review. What is this all-inclusive word humanity composed of? Answer: Hashem, Creator of heaven and earth and all…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (918+ words) Less than two weeks ago we read the תּוֹכָחָה, tochachah (reprimand) - the frightening and sobering reprimand and warning of the curses that Hashem would inflict upon us as a punishment for transgressing His mitzvot (Deuteronomy 28:15-68). Parashat…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (252+ words) When the shofar isn't blown on the first day of the year, Chassidic teachings reveal a deeper dimension: how Shabbat accomplishes what the shofar does, and what it signals for 5787. Every year on Rosh Hashanah, we crown Hashem as King…...