American Jews cope with the fallout a year after the Oct. 7 attacks
The events have spurred an identity crisis among some American Jews, as they increase spirituality, confront antisemitism -- ...
What is Rosh Hashanah? Jews celebrate New Year as hate crimes spike
Jews are celebrating their first Rosh Hashanah since the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas massacre, which took the lives of over 1,200 ...
Jews prepare to observe Rosh Hashanah as group steps up to secure community amid huge rise in antisemitism
A network of Jewish security institutions increased 30% since the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel amid rising domestic ...
Boston Jews unite in study to remember Oct. 7 victims
Some 75 people gathered at Congregation Kadimah-Toras Moshe, a nearly 85-year-old Modern Orthodox synagogue in Brighton, Mass ...
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Why Jews see pomegranates as symbols of both love and war
When Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff planted a pomegranate tree outside the vice president’s ...
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For a Jewish world in despair, we need High Holiday prayers that meet the moment
Today, the Unetaneh Tokef's age-old formula for how to handle hard times falls short, writes a JDC official who has seen ...
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On Oct. 7, Pittsburgh Jews embrace unity in a divided city
RNS is an independent, nonprofit, and award-winning source of global news on religion, spirituality, and culture. Founded in ...
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Hurricane Milton forces Florida Jews to rethink Yom Kippur plans
Hurricane Milton’s path is tracking through the Gulf of Mexico to St. Pete and Tampa. As Yom Kippur nears, rabbis and Jews ...
New Rosh Hashana prayer book made with NJ scholar helps Jews grapple with emotional year
"These Holy Days" aims to help Jews navigate the conflicting emotions of the High Holidays with the pain of Oct. 7 and the ...