As the community prepared for the first night of Selichot and the week before Rosh Hashanah, the Vaad HaRabonim of Raritan Valley offered a compact
Many have asked, “What happens when Holocaust survivors stop sharing their stories?” Fortunately, a multitude of programs and initiatives have been created to collect and
(Courtesy of Fleetwood Synagogue) When new couples move into the Westchester community of Fleetwood, they are greeted with fairly standard welcome gifts: a havdalah candle,
It’s scary, but it’s safe. These words have a deep meaning for my wife and myself. We lived in Maalot Dafna, Yerushalayim for the first
This year, we do not blow shofar on the first day of Rosh Hashanah because it is Shabbat. To prevent people from carrying a shofar
The term “without“ best captures this year’s challenging Rosh Hashanah. Due to health guidelines, so many classic features of Rosh Hashanah will be missing this
Can we cancel 2020? Like simply skipping directly to 2021? Will anyone be upset about it? I have seen many funny memes about 2020. But
While there are many themes related to Rosh Hashanah, one of the most powerful and ubiquitous is the theme of having children. This is so
Rosh Hashanah The two different haftarot that we read on the two separate days of Rosh Hashanah focus upon two different themes of the chag.
I believe that we can all agree that this year the awesome days of Rosh Hashanah will be different from past years. Many of us
We generally think of Rosh Hashanah and the period of Aseret Yemei Teshuvah leading to Yom Kippur as a time to reflect on our present
COVID-19 has made this Rosh Hashanah different, but can it also make it more meaningful? Will the events of the past seven months cause the
