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‘Traditional’ Jewish American foods keep changing, with cookbooks playing an influential role in how Jews mark Rosh Hashana

The end of August inaugurated the Hebrew month of Elul, when Jews all over the world start getting ready for the High Holidays: the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashana followed 10 days later by the Day of ...
cnycentral

Klezfest brings Jewish culture, food, and music to Dewitt

DEWITT, N.Y. — The Jewish Community Center of Syracuse hosted its annual Klezfest celebration on Sunday, filling the afternoon with music, food, and family-friendly activities. The festival, which ran ...
The Jewish Exponent

Take It From This Rabbi: You Should Binge-Watch Netflix’s ‘Long Story Short’ for the High Holidays

During Selichot services, I led members of our congregation in our first recitation of “Ashamnu,” the confessional acrostic that we accompany by striking our hearts. There would be many recitations of ...
Colorado Public Radio

A Rabbi reflects: Boulder attack ‘presses all the Jewish anxiety buttons about our safety and belonging’

It should have been a moment of relief. On Sunday afternoon, June 1, before the start of a Jewish holiday, Rabbi Caryn Aviv hit “send” on the final draft of her forthcoming book, “Unlearning Jewish ...

The US is the freest country the Jewish people have ever known

Polls can measure Jewish fears, but not the gratitude, defiance, and determination to live openly Jewish lives in the freest ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

6 Jewish influencers who aren’t giving up on TikTok

These creators, offering friendly content about Jewish identity and customs, collectively have over 15 million followers. This article was produced as part of JTA’s Teen Journalism Fellowship, a ...