Rosh Hashanah

Teshuva is an emotional landscape

Most mitzvot summon us to perform tangible actions. Teshuva cannot be reduced to ritual or gesture. It demands intent, sincerity, and inner upheaval.

IN THE early morning before Yom Kippur, 2024, prayers for forgiveness are recited at the Western Wall and elsewhere in the Jewish world.
Illustration of apple, honey and pomegranate which are traditionally eaten for Rosh Hashanah, or Jewish New Year

Shabbat Shuva: A call to return

An I Love Jerusalem sign outside of the Old City.

Walking, singing, eating, praying: Embracing the year ahead in Jerusalem

NEW IMMIGRANTS from France arrive at Ben-Gurion Airport in June.

Olim recall moments of unexpected kindness


Grapevine September 26, 2025: Netanyahu at the UNGA

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara at Ben-Gurion Airport, September 25, 2025.

High Holy Days: Heeding the Rosh Hashanah call for Shiloh and Jerusalem

We are with God and with ourselves, in belief and in actions, as the Jewish people, the Jewish nation, rooted on our soil, despite words spoken at the Emmy Awards stage. 

RABBI MOSHE SILVER blows a Yemenite shofar at the Jerusalem Promenade

Syracuse students charged with hate crime after pork thrown into Jewish frat

The incident occurred at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity on the second night of Rosh Hashanah.

The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at Syracuse University.

'I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,' prominent reform rabbi says

“I have been a rabbi for 25 years, 20 of them at Central Synagogue, and I have never been so afraid to talk about Israel,” Rabbi Angela Buchdahl said in a Rosh Hashanah sermon.

 Rabbi Angela Warnick Buchdahl

Man arrested for threatening to kill Netanyahu

The man described his plans to acquire a gun and fire three shots at the prime minister.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a press statement in Jerusalem, on September 15, 2025

Opening the gates of tears: Finding hope and strength in Jewish tradition - opinion

Prayer becomes more than words to God. It becomes the opening of our hearts so that we may feel the suffering of others.

Tears. Illustration.

Security cameras capture man drawing swastika outside Beverly Hills elementary school

The swastika was removed, and a police investigation is underway.

Beverly Hills.

Rosh Hashanah 2025: Pittsburgh's Jewish students see 'increase in Jewish joy' ahead of new year

As they worked, they snacked on popcorn and tortilla chips - and caramel apples, which served as a representation of the hope for a sweet and prosperous year ahead.

Exterior sign for University of Pittsburgh, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, November 1, 2020

Defeat of the Iranian axis is 'within our means,' says Netanyahu

The prime minister delivered a Rosh Hashanah address to the IDF General Staff forum in Tel Aviv.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toasts the Jewish New Year at the Kirya in Tel Aviv. September 22, 2025.

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.

LAPD increases patrols around synagogues starting Rosh Hashanah, during Holy Days

The High Holy Days begin with Rosh Hashanah - the Jewish New Year - and continue through Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, which ends at nightfall October 2.

LAPD surrounds students protesting in support of Palestinians at an encampment at the University of Southern California’s Alumni Park, in Los Angeles, California, US, April 24, 2024