Category: Rosh Hashanah

September 29, 2011

Rosh Hashanah: When, where and what to eat

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 29 Sep 2011

Shofar. Bohemia. Probably 18th century. Metropolitan Museum of ArtCC Flickr User unforth A shofar or ram's horn is used to summon Jews to Rosh Hashanah.

By GREG MORAGO, HOUSTON CHRONICLE It's a mitzvah – a worthy deed – to make your …

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Rosh Hashanah: When, where and what to eat

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 29 Sep 2011

Rosh Hashanah is tonight and the buzz word throughout Jewish media and, of course, on the lips of rabbis everywhere, is repentance. As familiar as we all are with the word repentance, it is a difficult concept to truly wrap …

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Rosh Hashanah: When, where and what to eat

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 29 Sep 2011

Max Levis grew up on a Vermont farm far from any synagogue, so he and his family celebrated Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, by walking in the woods and feasting on the traditional honey and apples from their final

Pomegranates …

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September 28, 2011

Rosh Hashanah begins Wednesday, ushers in Jewish New Year, High Holy Days

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 28 Sep 2011

Just as the head directs the body, so, too, Rosh Hashanah and how we approach this auspicious holiday influences the entire year. We bless each other with good wishes for health and success, we eat sweet foods in the hope …

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September 27, 2011

Divorce and The High Holidays

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 27 Sep 2011

Source: Google blog The exhibit is going live just in time to celebrate the beginning of the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, which starts at sunset on Wednesday. More than just pictures posted to the Web, the exhibit is interactive.

John …

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Divorce and The High Holidays

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 27 Sep 2011

This Wednesday night marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, which is the first day of the Jewish High Holidays. For many Jewish families, the next few weeks are emotionally charged and inspiring times. From Rosh Hashanah …

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September 26, 2011

Turkish Rosh Hashanah Delights

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 26 Sep 2011

Rosh Hashanah foods are meant not just to tickle our taste buds but also to inspire. The flavors and textures of holiday foods are meant to encourage the turn towards new possibilities. According Gilda Angel, the author of the “Sephardic …

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September 21, 2011

Exploring the Spiritual Side of Rosh Hashanah

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 21 Sep 2011

The upcoming Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish High Holidays, takes place September 28-30. What's the tradition of the holiday—and the spirituality that it celebrates?

28, the Jewish holiday of Rosh Hashanah(literally, the Head of the Year), is both the celebratory kickoff to …

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September 16, 2011

Chabad Rosh Hashanah Events

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 16 Sep 2011

Handmaker Jewish Services for the Aging, 2221 N. Rosemont Blvd., will host a family celebration for Rosh Hashanah at 10 am Sept. 25. The free celebration is open to everyone. It will include a presentation by fifth-graders from the Temple …

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September 15, 2011

Fragrant Rosh Hashanah Straight From Tunisia

Filed under: Rosh Hashanah - 15 Sep 2011

By Lenore Skenazy Apples and honey are the default foods of Rosh Hashanah, so obvious in their symbolism that they have been reduced to the cloying kindergarten song, “Apples and ho-neeeee, for Rosh Hashanah.” Yep, sweet foods equal a sweet …

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