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Rosh Hashanah 2026: Top 10 things to pray for in 5787 - opinion

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?

TOURISTS RETURN: Crowds at the Old City last Sukkot, Oct. 12, 2025.
AMID ‘THE PILE’: New York City fireman calls for additional firemen.

What remains of America’s 9/11 memory - and what is disappearing

DEEPLY PERSONAL experience: Blowing the shofar on Jerusalem’s Jaffa Road ahead of Rosh Hashanah, Aug. 31.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: The sound of the shofar as a vessel for victory, struggle, and self-sacrifice

EACH PERSON enters judgment alone.

Rosh Hashanah: The time to look inward and reveal what is unseen


Herzog College Bible festival connects ancient texts to modern Israel - preview

The multilingual festival combined lectures, online study, and historical tours, bringing Tanach to audiences in Israel and around the world.

THREE GENERATIONS learning together: Brondie Levine with daughter Nechama Weiss and granddaughter Shira Levine.

Chocolate De Luxe brings handmade kosher luxury to Netanya - restaurant review

After decades in education, Esther Arbov turned a passion for chocolate into a boutique offering handmade pralines, desserts, and luxury gift packages.

AN ARRAY of Belgian chocolates are created on-site.

Chef Aviv Moshe returns to Tel Aviv with kosher Italian restaurant Bella - restaurant review

From jalapeño sashimi and lemon arancini to bisque gnocchi and tiramisu, Bella offers a polished new take on kosher Italian cuisine.

Food at Bella, Tel Aviv.

Latin American Jewish converts caught between communal bans and Israel’s Law of Return

The Nascent Sanhedrin is urging Israeli authorities to recognize Orthodox converts from Latin America and reopen a path long blocked by communal policy.

RALLYING IN JERUSALEM for the Bnei Anusim.

'Out of the Sky': The Jewish parachutists who jumped into Nazi-occupied Europe - review

Matti Friedman uncovers the forgotten stories behind the Jewish parachutists who risked everything to return to Nazi-occupied Europe.

HANNAH SZENES, 16, in Budapest.

'Digging Deep': The lost Jewish football greats who once shaped European soccer - review

"Digging Deep" reconstructs a lost Jewish sporting world and the remarkable careers of 11 players whose stories were nearly forgotten.

OTTO ‘SCHLOIME’ FISCHER, third from left, with his Hakoah team-mates before a game in Riga, 1926.

Chani Kaplan: Finding her place in Israel, from Sydney to Jerusalem

Chani Kaplan’s path from Sydney to Jerusalem shows how patience, resilience and openness can turn the challenges of aliyah into opportunity.

Chani Kaplan.

Israel is winning the World Cup of public diplomacy by aiding earthquake-hit Venezuela - opinion

How Israel’s delegation in Venezuela shined a positive light at a tough time for Israel’s image.

EARTHQUAKE AID: Hector Gonzalez is helped out of a tunnel in La Guaira, Venezuela, July 10; Illustrative.

Why Israel must reverse the 2005 Gaza withdrawal, resettle Gush Katif - opinion

Twenty-one years after the Gush Katif withdrawal, Israel must replace retreat with rebuilding and ensure Gaza can never again become a terror base.

GUSH KATIF’S pioneers made the desert bloom: Entrance to Neveh Dekalim, seen July 2005.

War, boycotts, and shrinking budgets push Israeli culture to the brink

How much of a helping hand do our culture purveyors get from the authorities?

LEGENDARY CULTURAL-CROSSOVER ensemble Bustan Abraham played frequently at adequately funded Confederation House in Jerusalem.