Rosh Hashanah

What's in a name? Population Authority shares most popular baby names ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Mohammed, Ariel, and Avigail topped Israel’s lists, with a total of 179,398 babies registered in Israel’s Population Registry as of Sunday morning, September 6.

Feeding baby from a bottle
Selichot at the Kotel.

Beyond the Headlines: Leaving a mark that will last a lifetime - opinion

AT HIS Safed Gallery of Mystical Art, Avraham Loewenthal converts the four traditional shofar blasts, tekiah, shevarim, teruah, and tekiah gedolah, into sound-mapped digital paintings, each canvas built from the frequency patterns of the ancient call.

Returning to the mountain: A Rosh Hashanah homecoming in Safed

Belvoir National Park.

The best family trips and nature routes for Rosh Hashanah


Tenne offers gourmet kosher food for effortless holiday hosting - review

Tenne delivers an upscale Rosh Hashanah feast to your door, combining traditional holiday flavors, gourmet dishes, broad family appeal, and surprisingly reasonable prices.

Tenne.

Wine talk: Eat well, drink well

From affordable bottles to prestige wines, this Rosh Hashanah guide offers Israeli wine recommendations for every budget, occasion, and level of wine enthusiasm.

YOU CAN make a toast for the New Year with a good sparkling wine, like Yarden Brut Rose.

The second year: Anticipating the Jewish High Holidays after experiencing grief and loss

Some days are easier than others, and thankfully, while occurring infrequently, there are times when I feel angry, sad, mad, frustrated, and a host of other less positive feelings.

EMOTIONAL SCARS remain. Illustration of a woman with a puzzle-piece shaped hole in her chest, with the corresponsing puzzle piece seen floating beside her.

In the kitchen with Henny: Sweetness in every course

FROM THE first bite to the last spoonful, these recipes let us enjoy the simanim throughout the meal, not just at the beginning.

Henny Shor.

Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Israeli scientists find carp can resist a deadly virus

For carp farmers around the world, the holiday favorite has a serious enemy: they are susceptible to several serious viral, parasitic, and bacterial diseases that can reduce their numbers.

Prof. Lior David holds a small fishbowl with carps.

Your Investments: No need to go looking for financial independence

Stop looking for the answer somewhere far away. It may be much closer than we think.

A screen showing stock prices is seen at the entrance to the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, June 2, 2026

Chocolate-espresso and pistachio-kadaif honey cakes arrive for Rosh Hashanah

From pistachio-kadaif to chocolate-espresso, Maafe Ne’eman is expanding its holiday collection as honey cake demand jumps 15.5%.

Maafe Ne’eman reports a 15.5% rise in demand and responds with a larger classic cake, a lower price and new pistachio-kadaif flavors.

Trump to meet anti-Israel Hasidic rebbes at White House, raising concerns over IDF draft

Belaaz reported that the rebbes will hold brief individual meetings with Trump, followed by a possible roundtable, to discuss issues affecting the ultra-Orthodox community, including IDF draft.

A general view of the White House in Washington, DC, US, July 20, 2025.

A world of Jewish flavors for Rosh Hashanah

From global traditions to digital kitchens: How worldly flavors and creative recipes are redefining the modern Rosh Hashanah table.

Simply Saucy Brisket from the Dining In Cookbook of Kosher.com

The shofar call that turned a curious Arizona student toward Judaism, marriage and aliyah

A chance encounter with a Chabad rabbi and the sound of the shofar awakened Yosef Turtora's Jewish identity, setting him on a journey from Arizona back to his birthplace in Israel.

WITH WIFE Shoshana.