Rosh Hashanah

Where will you find the cheapest Rosh Hashanah shopping basket?

Survey shows 35% gap between cheapest and most expensive baskets ahead of holiday.

A NIS 577.18 gap for the exact same shopping basket.
A worker pours honey into a jar at the Raikin apiary in Moshav Sde Eliezer in northern Israel on September 19, 2022 ahead of the Jewish New Year holiday of Rosh Hashanah; illustrative

Demand for food assistance surges 32% ahead of Rosh Hashanah

View of Savidor train station in Tel Aviv, May 21, 2026; Illustrative.

Trains to run on special Rosh Hashanah schedule, Israel Railways announces

 FOR 163 days, Rabbi Doron Perez and his family campaigned for the release of Daniel, until it was confirmed that he fell in battle on Oct. 7.

Can we change an evil decree? A rabbi and father finds divine mercy, compassion in Oct. 7 - opinion


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.

Before Rosh Hashanah, Elul asks us to practice, persevere, and rise a little each day

A shofar that would not sound and Shahar Pe'er's refusal to quit offer an Elul lesson in perseverance, inner strength and preparing for the Jewish New Year one day at a time.

Film strip frame: Soldier blows a shofar (1948-era).

As a new year begins, we prepare for the emergencies we pray never come

"We do not prepare because we want disaster to come. We prepare because if it does, someone has to be ready."

Dubi Weissenstern

This is the price of 3 nights in Israeli hotels for Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot

We checked the costs of three nights for a family in four popular destinations in Israel: Eilat, the Dead Sea, Tiberias, and Jerusalem.

Orchid Hotel Eilat

Lessons from Rabbi Adler: Be your father’s son - opinion

Even observant Jews are unfamiliar with the intricacies of Jewish laws and customs surrounding death and mourning.

THE WRITER on his wedding day, with his father.

Laura Loomer slams Jewish politicians for observing Rosh Hashanah during UNGA

Laura Loomer: “If you really care about something, you have to push your time off aside and you need to work.”

Laura Loomer arrives ahead of Donald Trump's debate with Democratic presidential nominee and Kamala Harris, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US, September 10, 2024.

Grapevine September 28, 2025: A more patriotic viewpoint

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

GIL HOFFMAN with his son Ami.