High Holy Days

When confronted by our own absurdity and inadequacy, Judaism turns the tables and asks us to eat festive meals, sing optimistic songs, and make Rosh Hashanah into a holy celebration.

Zohran Mamdani shared a Rosh Hashanah message to Jewish New Yorkers, wishing those celebrating a sweet and meaningful holiday as they mark the start of the Jewish New Year.

The White House released Trump’s Rosh Hashanah message, highlighting faith, religious freedom and his administration’s commitment to combating antisemitism.

The country’s top diplomat in NYC is comparing Mayor Zohran Mamdani to the Nazis. Some on the left say that’s not helping.

The point of Rosh Hashanah is that we get a chance to pray to God for a year that will be better than we expect, both for us and for our country. So what should we be praying for this holiday?

Israeli shoppers spent slightly more on holiday purchases on the morning before Rosh Hashanah, but retailers saw unusually low foot traffic as prices climbed.

At its core, the shofar is the sound of self-sacrifice. It echoes Abraham’s willingness to sublimate his own wishes to those of God, prompting all of us to submit to a greater good.

Rosh Hashanah invites us to remove, even if only for a moment, the coverings that conceal us throughout the year, and to look inward, toward the place where our soul resides. 

The year leaves us with a divided picture: God’s presence has felt startlingly close, even as it has grown more obscured in the moral and cultural chaos around us.

The exercise, during which all battalions in the division were mobilized, is expected to continue until the afternoon.