Apparently yesterday was “National Dog Day.”I had not heard of National Dog Day before, but it was created 10 years ...

Is it just me, or is the new fruit custom on the second night of Rosh Hashanah one of the ...

Your Yom Kippur questions answered

Beans are symbolic on Rosh Hashanah because their Talmudic name sounds like the Hebrew "to increase."

Test your knowledge about the Jewish New Year!

At the High Holidays four shofar sounds with endless messages.

Or, Why I Spent Rosh Hashanah At The Beach

When the High Holidays roll around, I invariably catch myself falling into a deep chasm of self-loathing. It’s a time ...

Thoughts from Jackson, Mississippi, during the Days of Awe

Rosh Hashanah is a day that we set aside for the explicit purpose of stopping in our tracks, checking in, and asking ourselves, how are we doing?