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High Holy Days

Israel / US / Holidays & Observances

Biden, Bennett, Sisi Send Rosh Hashanah Greetings

By Jewish Press News Desk

"On Rosh Hashanah, Jewish communities around the world celebrate the world’s birth and commemorate the creation of humankind."

Holidays & Observances / Video of the Day / Jerusalem / Judaism

Capsule Selichot at the Kotel in the Age of Corona

By Jewish Press News Desk

In the Sephardic tradition, recital of Selichot in preparation for the High Holidays begins on the second day of the Hebrew month of Elul.

Featured / Politics / Police and Crime / Jerusalem / The Temple Mount / Religion / Judaism

Police Arrest Jew who Blew Shofar on Temple Mount on Rosh Hashana

By JNi.Media

Puah managed to sneak his shofar into the Temple Mount compound and kept blowing it until he was arrested.

Headline / Holidays

Yom Kippur: Guide for the Perplexed

By Yoram Ettinger

Yom Kippur’s focus on forgiveness highlights humility, fallibility, soul-searching faith, compassion, thoughtfulness, being considerate, accepting responsibility and magnanimity.

Video of the Day

Rabbi Sacks: Understanding Prayer: Spiritual Exercise

By Video of the Day

Prayer is to the human spirit what exercise is to the human body.

Featured / Haredim & Hassidim / US / Politics / Holidays & Observances / Diaspora / Chabad / Interfaith Relations

Trump to Dis Non-Orthodox Rabbis in New Year's Phone Call

By JNi.Media

In late August, four coalitions of Jewish clergy issued statements they planned to boycott the president's call, in response to Trump’s weak response to the neo-Nazi and white supremacist riots in Charlottesville, Va.

Headline / US / Politics / Government / Diaspora / Jerusalem / Assimilation

597 Conservative Clergy to Netanyahu: Give Us Kotel Territory Or We'll Trash Talk Israel

By JNi.Media

What's probably most stunning about the clergy's letter is that they demand that the Prime Minister defy the will of his elected coalition partners and impose rules to benefit some US tourists – and all of it in the name of democracy. One wonders if they understand the meaning of Democracy.

Featured / US / Politics / The Courts / On Campus / Education / Chabad

Chabad Wins Animal Rights Case on Kapparot in Federal Court

By JNi.Media

'the log shows that Chabad of Irvine only used 95 chickens and lost $24 in connection with the Kapparot Ceremony in 2014.'

Politics / Government / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Health and Medicine / Religion / Judaism

Agriculture Ministry Launching Campaign to Discourage Using Chickens for 'Kapparot'

By JNi.Media

The guidelines are intended to prevent the spread of disease, as well as minimize animal suffering.

Soul Talk

Soul Talk - Secrets to a Really Really Happy New Year

By Israel News Talk Radio

What does it mean that G-d has the book of life and death open during this time?

Israel / News Briefs / Holidays & Observances / Judaism

Netanyahu Pledges to Beef Up Security at Patriarchs' Cave in Hebron

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel will do its "utmost so that Jews will be able to go everywhere safely, especially to the Tomb of the Patriarchs," Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu told the Cabinet Sunday. Tens of thousands of Jews visit the site, known, in Hebrew as Ma'arat HaMachpelah, for Slichot prayers between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. It is […]

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / Religion / Judaism

Orthodox Rabbis to Lobby near Rosh HaShanah against Deal with Iran

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Rabbis will appeal to Congressmen, especially the Jews, immediately before the Rosh HaShanah New Year.

US / News Briefs

Today in 1972 - Democratic Hopeful George McGovern Sends New Year's Wish to US Jews

By JTA

Sen. George McGovern, the Democratic Presidential candidate, greeted American Jews today on the occasion of the High Holy Days. "Mrs. McGovern joins me in wishing our Jewish friends and Jews around the world a happy, healthy and prosperous New Year," the South Dakotan said.

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter II

By Ruchama Feuerman

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