The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute will present “How Happiness Thinks: Unlocking Jewish Wisdom for a Joyful Life,” the institute’s six-session fall 2025 course beginning Nov. 2. Rabbi Levi Paltiel of ...

Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, celebrated by Jews worldwide, began at sunset Monday, marking the start of the High Holy Days. The Jewish High Holy days, or “ten days of awe,” began Monday, Sept.

The Tanya compacts four millennia of Jewish wisdom to answer the great personal and existential questions of life. It has ...

Jewish people observe the High Holy Days in the month of Tishrei in the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening of September 22. These holidays commemorate concepts such as renewal, ...

The Jewish High Holy Days of Rosh Hashanah (beginning Monday) and Yom Kippur (beginning Oct. 1), an ancient people’s peak spiritual drama of courageous contemplation and heartfelt contrition, are ...

The classic example of Jewish ethics vs. “the law of the Torah” is the story of Shimon ben Shetach in the Palestinian Talmud Baba Metzia 2:5. Simeon ben Shetach, circa 140-60 BCE, was a Pharisee ...

The holiest Jewish holiday, Yom Kippur, begins at sundown today, Oct. 1, described as the Day of Atonement where fasting, prayer and repentance will take place for 25 hours. Yom Kippur is different ...

As people of faith, we often challenge ourselves to think of who is really holy and pious. In many minds, piety is often associated with someone separated from normative life, steeped in learning and ...

What are the Jewish High Holy Days? A look at Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur and more Jewish people observethe High Holy Daysin the month ofTishreiin the Jewish calendar, starting this year on the evening ...