Yom tov.” What is Rosh Hashanah? It begins the 10 “Days of Awe” leading to the “Day of Atonement” when each person's fate for the new year is sealed.

The decade since I started at the Forward, as an intern on the culture desk in September 2015, has been full of change — for ...

For Jewish congregations across the United States, the upcoming High Holy Days — always a compelling mix of celebration and ...

Am I Roxie? performances continue through October 5, 2025 on Wednesday – Thursday 7:30 p.m., Friday 8 p.m., Saturday 3 p.m.

On the day of the great teruah, a hidden king rides upon a child’s bicycle named kippur. Then bind our willows will we, to ...

It is noteworthy that during the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur liturgy, we proclaim that three things remove an evil decree: Teshuvah, repentance, for it acts as an erasure for our sins; tefillah, ...

The high spot along the Mississippi River where Crowley's Ridge ends was attractive to settlers as early as 1820. It was ...

For the Boy Scouts of America — recently renamed Scouting America — the past 12 years have been challenging. Opening its ...

The high spot along the Mississippi River where Crowley's Ridge ends was attractive to settlers as early as 1820. It was ...

Hillary B. Smith has played Nora Hannon Gannon Buchanan (yes, they had a lot of fun with this) on One Life to Live and ...

The performances in The Wanderers are first rate, but it is Robert Quinlan’s expertly crafted, immersive, and precise ...

For me, baking challah and holiday treats are Jewish rituals. It’s one way I express my Judaism,” says Amy Fischer Smith of ...