High holidays
Where are Israelis escaping to during the holidays? Top destinations seeing a demand surge
Ahead of the High Holy Days, vacation demand has jumped 25%, with Seychelles, Mauritius, and Corfu leading as safety becomes a top traveler priority.
US urges countries to boost security around synagogues ahead of High Holidays
Grapevine: Nahlaot journeys
From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life
Sukkot cleaning: Decluttering, organizing, preparing for the holidays
Seven simple strategies for maintaining an organized, clutter-free home and curbing unnecessary purchases in the year ahead.
Touching spiritual heights with art in honor of the joyful holiday
The feeling of touching spiritual heights is captured in Yoram Raanan’s painting Ascendance, where the figures seem to be ascending to a more spiritual plane with joy and ecstasy.
Heaven will help us for peace, but only after helping ourselves first - comment
It is the spirit of Sukkot and Simchat Torah that will somehow bring us together rather than the specter of war or some other external crisis.
Isaac Herzog decries growing violence in Israeli sports
The walls of the sukkah featured prints of the images of Israeli sports champions, and the only other décor was a row of planters filled with flowers and shrubs.
What time does Yom Kippur start?
See Yom Kippur times for your area.
Keeping the echo alive: The last of Israel’s traditional shofar makers
Shimon Keinan is one of only a handful of people in Israel still making traditional shofars, and his factory receives over 14,000 visitors a year.
Jews must prepare for High Holidays bomb threats, security experts warn
Ahead of the High Holidays, when sanctuaries see their highest attendance of the year, synagogues need to review security procedures in order to avoid panic
High Holidays’ roll call of ruin, is heartbreakingly real for the Ukrainian Jews - opinion
For Ukrainian Jews, the terrible things we fear are an unfortunate reality.
Israelis flock to Ukraine's Uman despite concerns of Russian strikes
Ahead of Rosh Hashanah Israelis take trains from Poland to reach Uman in Ukraine.
Western Wall stones undergo inspection before Rosh Hashanah
This check is conducted annually around Rosh Hashanah and Passover, to make sure that Western Wall prayer does not pose a safety risk to anyone.
