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Engaging with Elul as a Family

Special activities in preparation for the High Holy Days.

What Is a Shofar?

Jeremiah Lockwood shows how to blow the ram's horn for Rosh Hashanah.

Tu Bishvat: Tending the Garden of the Self

This year Tu Bishvat begins at sundown on January 24, 2016. May the holiday be a catalyst in bringing your ...

Honeyed Carrots and Roasted Chickpeas with Tahini Recipe

This Rosh Hashanah recipe incorporates Ashkenazi and Sephardic New Year symbolic foods.

The History of Yom Kippur

Where did the Jewish Day of Atonement come from?

The Akedah, or Binding of Isaac

The Torah reading for the second day of Rosh Hashanah.

The Shofar’s Question

The sound of the ram's horn asks: "What are you doing here?"

12 Sweet Challah Recipes for the Jewish New Year

There's nothing quite like that first slice of Rosh Hashanah challah, drizzled generously with honey, to put a smile on your face.

Why Jews Eat Round Challah For the New Year

A sweet and symbolic tradition for the Jewish New Year

Five Years of Trembling

To commemorate the five-year anniversary of Trembling on the Road, director Sandi Dubowski has launched a campaign to celebrate and ...

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