Rosh Hashanah 321 articles

Jewish Holidays

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year, marks the beginning of the Year on the Hebrew Calendar as it is the day on which man was created. It is the day when our deeds of the past year are judged. We blow the shofar and the prayers of the day center around proclaiming God as our king.

Why Rosh Hashanah Musaf is the Most Misunderstood Tefillah of the Year
Why Rosh Hashanah Musaf is the Most Misunderstood Tefillah...
“Why Rosh Hashanah Musaf is the Most Misunderstood Tefillah of the Year”: The 3 sections of Rosh Hashanah Mussaf parallel the 3 essential principles of our theology as presented in the...
Sep 3, 2009
By Rabbi Steven Weil
U’Netaneh Tokef: Who Shall Live
U’Netaneh Tokef: Who Shall Live
UNetaneh Tokef, one of the most powerful parts of Musaf on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, as viewed through recent events.
Sep 1, 2009
By OU Staff
Homemade Liqueur
Homemade Liqueur
Judy Bart Kancigor, OUcooking.org Columnist – Melting Pot Memories says: CHERRY VISHNYEK My grandfather, Papa Harry, used to make a cordial with the sour cherries from his cherry trees. When my...
Jul 28, 2009
By OU Staff
Sleepless Sermon: Rosh Hashana 5769 – Yehoshua, Achan, and Aleinu
Sleepless Sermon: Rosh Hashana 5769 – Yehoshua, Achan, and...
The tefillah of aleinu as the introduction to the Mussaf of Rosh Hashanah, it’s composers, Yehoshua and Achan, and its lesson for us.
Sep 28, 2008
By Rabbi Shalom Hammer
The First Mass Teshuva Movement
The First Mass Teshuva Movement
A Look at Sefer Bamidbar, when an entire nation of people became Baalei Teshuva. Lessons learned to incorporate into the time of reflection prior to Rosh Hashana. Presented by Rabbi Steve...
Sep 25, 2008
By Rabbi Steve Burg
The Structure and Philosophy of Rosh HaShanah Mussaf
The Structure and Philosophy of Rosh HaShanah Mussaf
The structure & philosophy of Rosh HaShanah Mussaf with an emphasis on Zichronot, the most abstract of the 3 middle brachot. In it we ask to exist in Hashem’s awareness.
Sep 25, 2008
By Esther Wein
Prisoner #313
Prisoner #313
Rosh Hashanah Mussaf teaches us how to overcome life’s challenges: we only answer to God, our idealism/our real goals, and the shofar’s promise. The symbolism of the Rosh Hashana Mussaf service....
Sep 25, 2008
By Rabbi Shmuel Herzfeld
Tzimmes Meets Tajine – Sumptuous Stews to Sweeten the New Year
Tzimmes Meets Tajine – Sumptuous Stews to Sweeten the...
Tzimmes is a specialty of Ashkenazi Jews, while tajines come from Morocco. Although they have such different origins, these slow-cooked entrees share many qualities. Both make festive fare for Rosh Hashanah....
Sep 25, 2008
By Faye Levy
High Holiday Baking
High Holiday Baking
Cakes, cookies and breads that I bake for the Holidays, I bake only for the Holidays. Except for testing out recipes, that is. In this way, my High Holiday baked goods...
Sep 25, 2008
By Debby Segura
Simanim: Special Food As Signs For a Sweet and Healthy New Year
Simanim: Special Food As Signs For a Sweet and...
From the time I was a young child, I’ve known that Rosh Hashanah was associated with apples and honey, symbolizing sweetness for the coming New Year. My mother would make her...
Sep 25, 2008
By Norene Gilletz

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