On Rosh Hashanah, there is a custom to eat apples dipped in honey to bring a sweet new year. As ...

Easy, festive dishes that everyone will enjoy.

From black-eyed pea hummus spiked with homemade horseradish harissa to matzoh-meal fried chicken cooked in shmaltz, to peach noodle kugels ...

Why is Psalm 27 an important part of the spiritual preparation for the High Holidays?

Change is an inevitable part of our lives. Most changes, however, happen to us from the outside: we age, we ...

As I’ve mentioned before, my Jewish experiences have been heavily influenced by music — and my music by Jewish experiences.While recording ...

Rosh Hashanah is a time for eating! Jews fast on Yom Kippur, and some other holidays as well.

How would I have experienced Rosh Hashanah if I were sitting on the men’s side of the mechitza? Would it ...

Shana Tova and various other greetings are used when wishing someone a happy Jewish new year.

Everybody knows about dipping apples in honey to celebrate Rosh Hashanah for a “sweet” year. But in the Syrian tradition, we have ...