Denver launches holiday marketing program Nov 19, 2009
The sixth annual "Denver Mile High Holidays" campaign sponsored by the city, and several businesses, is paired with discounts at some 44 Denver hotels and touts various city cultural and entertainment attractions. Participants in the program include , , , and. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
Beheaded dog, cat, chickens found in Philadelphia Nov 15, 2009
Bengal says there is usually an increase in ritual animal sacrifices at this time of year because of a lot of high holidays that different groups celebrate. But he says most of those sacrifices involve goats and chickens. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Rethinking habits as swine flu spreads Oct 29, 2009
Rabbi Mark Mahler, of Temple Emanuel of the South Hills, spoke to the congregation during the High Holidays in September about foregoing the usual custom of shaking hands and hugging. "There was an online discussion among Reform rabbis about being mindful of H1N1 and avoiding contact," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Indelible memories from 70 years ago (2) Oct 21, 2009
Rosh Hashanah of that year, 5700, and Yom Kippur, were the last High Holidays I observed together with my parents. Before the month was over, a number of prominent Jewish leaders in our community simply disappeared. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Albom recounts his friendships with two men of God in ‘Have a Little Faith’ Oct 18, 2009
On one of his annual High Holidays visits to his New Jersey hometown, Albom was astonished when Albert Lewis, the rabbi he had known since boyhood, requested a favor of him: Would Albom speak at his funeral. Although the event was not imminent, Albom agreed, and over the years, visiting frequently from his home in Detroit, came to know the older man not simply as a respected clergyman but as a good-natured father figure and a guide to a spiritual confidence the writer found lacking in his own... (Boston Globe)
Rabbi: Asking Forgiveness Shouldn't Be Done Via Facebook Sep 30, 2009
() -- The Jewish high holidays -- which end today on Yom Kippur -- are a time when many are called upon to repent and seek forgiveness from others. But in a world where the Internet has increasingly become a way to communicate, some are replacing one-on-one apologies with Facebook and Twitter updates during the Jewish holy days. (W-USA News, DC)
God Hates Fags activist group in Brooklyn Sep 26, 2009
We picked these weekends because these are the high holidays, she said. You Jews broke the covenant with God. (Harper's Magazine)
Easy answers to Rosh Hashanah questions (3) Sep 22, 2009
Because it was blown during the High Holidays, it became tradition, and Jews began associating it with our people s receiving the Torah. The Talmud assigns it another meaning: the loud shofar sound scares and confuses Satan, who is therefore unable to bring charges against any Jews on the Day of Judgment. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Saturday funeral set for slain Yale grad student Sep 22, 2009
A memorial service for the victim in the Yale killing is planned at her fiance's New York temple between the upcoming Jewish high holidays ... A memorial service for the victim in the Yale killing is planned at her fiance's New York temple between the upcoming Jewish high holidays. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Police Chief Says Motive For Annie Le's Killing May Never Be Known Sep 20, 2009
A memorial service for Le is planned at the Huntington, N.Y., temple her fiance's family attends between the high holidays of , beginning sundown Friday, and on Sept. 28, cantor Sandra Sherry said. The family of fiance Jonathan Widawsky, a graduate student at , had already announced it would not attend services "for the foreseeable future" to ease things for the synagogue, Sherry said. (FOX61, CT)
Spiritual journey Sep 20, 2009
He will be in Juneau through the High Holidays, or Ten Days of Awe, and to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Yom Kippur is traditionally a 24-hour fast. (Juneau Empire)
Chief: Police may never know Yale killing motive Sep 19, 2009
A memorial service for Le is planned at the Huntington, New York, temple her fiance's family attends between the high holidays of Rosh Hashanah, beginning sundown Friday, and Yom Kippur on Sept. 28, cantor Sandra Sherry said. The family of fiance Jonathan Widawsky, a graduate student at , had already announced it would not attend services "for the foreseeable future" to ease things for the synagogue, Sherry said. (USA Today)
Click to read:Report: Yale Suspect Tried to Hide Blood Sep 19, 2009
A memorial service is planned on Long Island sometime between the Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah, which begins Friday evening, and Yom Kippur on Sept. 28, according to the temple attended by the family of Le's fiance, Jonathan Widawsky. The temple "wants to create a private memorial service for them," said cantor Sandra Sherry of Temple Beth El in Huntington, N.Y.. (CBS News)
Someones listening on the High Holidays (4) Sep 19, 2009
Someones listening on the High Holidays. include_if_component:audio-link:1:incs/story/audio. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Happy Rosh Hashanah and Eid! Sep 19, 2009
Rosh Hashanah is a time of new beginnings in Judaism, when various prayers are said and symbolic foods eaten in the hope of having "a sweet near year." The holiday opens the period known as the High Holidays, which ends with Yom Kippur nine days later. On Sunday (or Monday see below for an explanation), Muslims will celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the multi-day festival that marks the end of Ramadan. (Epicurious.com)
‘Jewish New Year’ to begin Friday Sep 18, 2009
Rosh Hashanah is the first of the High Holidays or Yamim Noraim ( Days of Awe ), or Asseret Yemei Teshuva (Ten Days of Repentance) which are days specifically set aside to focus on repentance that conclude with the holiday of Yom Kippur. Yom Kippur, also known in English as the Day of Atonement, is the most solemn and important of the Jewish holidays. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
High holidays, low sensitivity Sep 16, 2009
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Hillel to welcome new leadership with new year Sep 16, 2009
The St. Louis Hillel of Washington University is undergoing a major change of leadership just before the start of the High Holidays with the resignation of its executive director, Michael Landy. Landy was hired for the position last fall. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Is it 5770 yet? The year that nonprofits want to forget Sep 15, 2009
Nonprofits also had gone from anxious to red alert by the time the High Holidays hit. Yet somehow, the situation worsened. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Fresno synagogue preps for High Holy Days Sep 13, 2009
Everybody wakes up for High Holidays; they pack the place, he says. The reporter can be reached at or (559) 441-6304. (Fresno Bee)
High Holiday services become family-friendly Sep 12, 2009
My daughter is excited to go to shul for the High Holidays, and that says a lot ... She and several other recent b nai mitzvah will be chanting High Holidays the Torah and haftorah portions for the whole congregation. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
COLUMN: Do we have control, or dont we? Sep 11, 2009
The words of our prayerbook on the High Holidays, and on Shabbat as well, point to this truth there is a bigger picture within which we live, which is beyond our control ... To contact her: Once again, TISS will be opening its doors for the High Holidays, free of charge. (Easton Journal, MA)
Coming to a living room near you... (2) Sep 4, 2009
The Shul officially opened its (non-existant) doors at High Holidays 2007, when Sukol led services in Solon High School s senior lounge. Attendance was strong; around 225 people discovered The Shul through newspaper articles and word-of-mouth. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Unusual Reform-Orthodox partnership born of Katrina blossoms Sep 4, 2009
During the High Holidays, when the Gates of Prayer sanctuary expands into the social hall adjacent to the chapel where Beth Israel worships, the singing of the female cantor wafts in. Throughout the day, some members of the synagogues go back and forth between the two services. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Hillel, Jewish students partner with faculty for High Holidays Sep 2, 2009
By Senior News Editor. Posted September 2, 2009 at 1:29 am. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
GUEST COLUMN: The possibility of transformation Sep 1, 2009
Once again, TISS will be opening its doors for the High Holidays, free of charge. For more information. (Easton Journal, MA)
RELIGIOUS SERVICES Sep 1, 2009
High Holidays open to the public, free of charge. Advance registration is required. (Easton Journal, MA)
Electric work OKd for corner of Main and East Foster Streets in Melrose Aug 30, 2009
Aldermen raised concerns about pedestrian safety, especially for those parking in the lot behind the and walking up to the front door, and the construction possibly interfering with the , the and the Jewish high holidays celebrated at the temple. Dabag said that he would take all those concerns back to National Grid and added that the work actually has the potential to be done in one day. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
Religion: Aug. 27 Aug 28, 2009
High Holidays with the Chabad Philosophy. You may see yourself as unaffiliated, Reform, Conservative, or Orthodox. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Goldberg Community Mikvah celebrates 10th anniversary Aug 21, 2009
In fact, it is often an outing for area men s clubs before the High Holidays. Although I have been a rabbi for 30 years, it wasn t until recently that I used the mikvah, says Rabbi Stephen H. Grundfast of Beth El Congregation in Akron. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Obama: 'We are God's partners in matters of life and death'... Aug 21, 2009
We are God's partners in matters of life and death' - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. Big big big difference. (The Drudge Report)
U.S. Holidays and Observations in S... Aug 16, 2009
U.S. holidays and observances in September 2009 include Labor Day, the Jewish high holidays, the Muslim celebration Eid ul-Fitr, and the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks ... Jewish High Holidays. (Suite101.com)
GUEST COLUMNIST: Time for spiritual housecleaning Aug 16, 2009
In a way, the Jewish High Holidays are about spiritual housecleaning ... So we could say that the High Holidays are about spiritual housecleaning ... Once again, TISS will be opening its doors for the High Holidays, free of charge. (Easton Journal, MA)
First Barney Frank biography hits store shelves in September Aug 16, 2009
Being Jewish, with the high holidays [approaching], I can t have milk and meat in the same amendment, Frank quipped. The book includes some of Frank s thoughts on Newton, where he s lived since 1980. (Brookline TAB, MA)
Temple’s Rabbi Ballan offers new perspective Aug 14, 2009
Friday August 14, 2009. Temple s Rabbi Ballan offers new perspective , Managing Editor08/13/2009. (Queens Chronicle, NY)
Construction of new Orthodox Jewish synagogue in Newton to begin in several weeks Aug 1, 2009
The synagogue should open in time for the High Holidays in September 2010, Prus said. The new 12,000 square foot building will replace the current 3,000 square foot Beth Menachem Chabad synagogue about a quarter mile down the road. (Newton Tab, MA)
GUEST COLUMN: Missing the mark Jul 31, 2009
The High Holidays are approaching ... Once again, TISS will be opening its doors for the High Holidays, free of charge. (Easton Journal, MA)
Rabbi Randy Kafka: Self-correction with compassion Jul 31, 2009
The High Holidays are approaching. It s not too early to start thinking about how we ve missed the mark this past year. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Van Lanckton: from Boston lawyer to Braintree rabbi Jul 22, 2009
My role is to prepare for and lead the High Holidays: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, he explained. I am available from November to April, the part of the year when the rabbi is in Florida. (Braintree Forum, MA)
Vivo helps you be there (virtually) Jul 16, 2009
Mr. Manich also wants to use Vivo to broadcast the services at Temple Sinai this fall during the high holidays so members of the congregation who can't be there can still take part, even typing in the names of their deceased love ones for the prayers for the dead. "It's a great concept," he said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The little synagogue with the big heart Jun 16, 2009
By the High Holidays, we had a docket of five major social action projects. Now we needed the people. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
Why does newspaper only pick on Christians? Apr 17, 2009
Or your anti-Buddhist or anti-Hindu cartoons during their high holidays. Why haven't you published those. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
