High holidays

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wishes Jews a Shana Tova amid antisemitism controversy

Mamdani has been accused of antisemitism and anti-Zionism, and recently called for New York to divest from Israel bonds.

ZOHRAN MAMDANI attends a watch party on the night of his primary victory in June, becoming the Democratic candidate for New York City mayor on the November ballot. The risks of his win go far beyond New York City, the writers warn.
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A man blows the shofar in the Mea Shearim neighborhood of Jerusalem, ahead of the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah, September 17, 2025

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Your guide to the Jewish new year holiday - explainer

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Sweet as honey: Recommendations for looks for the holiday evening, definitely not in white


How holiday cards shaped American High Holy Day culture

The Jewish greeting card at its peak bound together the family with memory and Jewish tradition.

Rosh Hashanah cards, all from the book ‘101 Treasures from the National Library of Israel’:

Independence and partnership: A Rosh Hashanah prayer for Israel - opinion

KNOW COMMENT: This 5786, let's embrace a plot of purpose and a belief in inevitable, righteous movement towards peace and stability.

US SECRETARY of State Marco Rubio inserts a note between stones of the Western Wall as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looks on, this week. In the US, at least for the moment, President Donald Trump has Israel’s back, the writer states.

Beauty gifts so good you’ll want to keep them for yourself

We’ve put together a respectable list, carefully checked, of holiday gifts you’ll want to buy for others and then, oops, forget at home and keep for yourself.

Beauty gift sets for Rosh Hashanah

What we can learn from Charlie Kirk's assassination for Rosh Hashanah - opinion

This Rosh Hashanah, let's return to civility.

Jews pray as they perform Tashlich, or the casting off, a Jewish practice performed on the afternoon of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year at the beach in Tel Aviv, on October 3, 2024.

Your Investments: On Rosh Hashanah, our finances are also judged

The fact that we are judged as to our financial situation brings with it our own responsibility to live within our means. 

Close up cropped image young woman calculating monthly expenses.

Rosh Hashana thought: Construction and clarity - opinion

Like street markings before construction, Rosh Hashana’s rituals guide us to clear away the old and lay strong foundations for the year ahead.

Mrs. Nechama Shemtov

Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.

The Lisbon Mahzor is now complete after the National Library of Israel reclaims its missing parts, preserving a key piece of Jewish history.

The Musaf prayer for Rosh Hashanah in a page of the rare 15th century Lisbon Mahzor now at the National Library of Israel.

Even hosts deserve a holiday: Meet the dishwasher that cleans in Just 4 minutes

MEIKO’s dishwasher makes holiday cleanup easy: 4‑minute wash, water-saving, pro tech for home kitchens. Only downside - price: NIS 25,000.

Dishwasher in three minutes, Nigaa Chef FOR HOME

Labels make you curious. But how is the wine?

Among the many wines that flooded her ahead of the approaching High Holidays, Talia Levin chose to first taste those that looked the best.

Jezreel Valley Winery

Rosh Hashanah proves humanity's need for faith amid religious uncertainty - opinion

Faith and feelings of transcendence, after all, are older than institutions, a deep part of our evolution that existed before priests built temples.

DR. BENJAMIN FENICHEL sounds the shofar on Guadacanal Island, Rosh Hashanah 1943.

Reflecting on 700 days of war in Gaza during Elul means asking ourselves tough questions - opinion

Elul demands that we not shy away from the difficult questions that cannot be avoided in any war, no matter how justified it may be.

THE UN General Assembly votes on a draft resolution demanding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in June. The world must hold Israel’s enemies accountable for incitement, glorification of violence, and the blood on their hands, says the writer.