High holidays

Voice dedications and videos: Shufersal launches app for redeeming the Gold Gift Card

The app enables receiving digital gift cards, sending gifts, and adding personal dedications - without physical cards.

The new “Gold Gift Card” app.
The roso MONO roaster, 129 NIS instead of 599 NIS.

Refresh for Passover: Holiday sets and precise cooking and serving tools

Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu and Jewish children take part in a special prayer for rain at the Kinneret, the Sea of Galilee, in northern Israel, October 29, 2025.

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Rosh Hashanah: How the Jewish New Year in Jerusalem used to be

Today, Jerusalem is no longer the small city where everyone knew everyone. Its general atmosphere has changed in many ways. How was Rosh Hashanah like in the past?

 ROSH HASHANAH joy: Dipping the apple in the honey (Illustrative).

Rosh Hashanah: What you should know about the Jewish New Year - explainer

Rosh Hashanah kicks off the Jewish calendar year and starts the High Holy Days and the Days of Repentance. Here is everything you need to know about it.

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Survival guide to the High Holy Days

While there are some aspects of this solemn season that they really love, there are others that they, to put it bluntly, actually despise.

 The Stanleigh family sit inside their sukka, or ritual booth, used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in their yard, in Jerusalem October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Practical preparation for the approaching Jewish holidays

With a little bit of planning, this period can be as meaningful as it is meant to be, and our physical pleasures can indeed be used to enhance our spirituality.

 A FAMILY brings in the Sukkot holiday with candle lighting, and the table in the sukkah is set for the festive meal

Survival guide to the High Holy Days

While there are some aspects of this solemn season that they really love, there are others that they, to put it bluntly, actually despise.

 The Stanleigh family sit inside their sukka, or ritual booth, used during the Jewish holiday of Sukkot in their yard, in Jerusalem October 14, 2019. Picture taken October 14, 2019.

Israel warns Jews at risk of being attacked by Iran and ISIS on overseas trips

Earlier this year, the Mossad saved multiple Israelis in Turkey who were being hunted by Iranian terror cells.

 El Al Israel Airlines counters are seen at Ben Gurion International airport in Lod, near Tel Aviv, Israel February 27, 2020

Having trouble coming up with holiday gifts? Here are some ideas

Rosh Hashanah is the holiday of gifts, especially for those who are being hosted for the holiday and don't want to come empty-handed. So here are some options: some more and some less conventional.

 Woman smells scented candle (Illustrative)

What is special about Elul, other than approaching Rosh Hashanah?

What is special about the month of Elul, other than the fact that it is leading us towards the Days of Awe of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur?

 SERVICE OF the heart: Engaging in prayer in Elijah’s Cave, Haifa.

Pascale’s Kitchen: Rosh Hashanah delicacies

I reached out to Golan Israeli, the executive chef at the Dan Accadia Hotel Herzliya, and asked if he could recommend a few special dishes for the festive Rosh Hashanah meal.

 Quince or apple compote

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, consider charity, giving - opinion

The media is full of stories about how people have no food for the holidays. Keep in mind that our High Holy Day prayers are in the plural. The time of year is not about ‘I.’ It’s about ‘us.’

APPLES AND honey: The classic Rosh Hashanah combination.