High Holy Days

  • 4 Things Jews Do On Rosh Hashanah 4 Things Jews Do On Rosh Hashanah

    The Jewish new year is not just a stereotypical December 31 gathering -- with champagne, sparkling grape juice, streamers, confetti -- and otherwise generally a good time to stay off the roads and stay home. It is a much more solemn

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  • Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana

    It was early September 1956, the High Holidays were approaching, and Elihu Schimmel was in the Cold War's coldest theater.

  • Because It's Rosh Hashanah!

    David Sirull, a rabbi at the Adas Yeshurun Synagogue in Augusta, Georgia made a music video about Rosh Hashanah that has gone viral on YouTube. 

  • Benji Lovitt Presents "Rosh Hashanah: Apples and What???" Benji Lovitt Presents "Rosh Hashanah: Apples and What???"

    Some people may try to be creative with the traditional Rosh Hashanah foods, but nothing quite replaces the perfect combination of apples and honey this time of year.

  • Blow the Trumpet in Zion Blow the Trumpet in Zion

    Joel 2: Blow the Trumpet in Zion

    Sermon by Messianic Rabbi Jeff Zaremsky

  • Dip Your Apple Dip Your Apple

    The Ein Prat Fountainheads, a group of Jewish musicians, dancers, singers, and other creative souls who all graduated from the Ein Prat Academy, produced a Rosh Hashanah parody on the apples and honey theme of this sweet time of

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  • Do You Want to Build the Sukkah Do You Want to Build the Sukkah

    This creatively done film was reportedly crafted, recorded, and filmed all in one day and is a parody commemorating the holiday of Sukkot.

  • Feast of Trumpets Feast of Trumpets

    The Feast of Trumpets is the first of the fall feasts. It begins on the first day of the seventh month on the Hebrew calendar known as Tishri. It was a holy convocation, a ceremonial Sabbath; no work was to be done.

  • Genesis 22: Peace at Beersheba with Avimelech Genesis 22: Peace at Beersheba with Avimelech

    In Genesis chapter 20 we read about Abraham lying to Avimelech regarding Sarah. Then in chapter 21 Avimelech comes back to Abraham, this time with the commander of his army to call Abraham out for his sin and to get an assurance from

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  • Get Up for Simchat Torah - Roar Parody Get Up for Simchat Torah - Roar Parody

    Simchat Torah comes after the conclusion of the Feast of Tabernacles, and references “rejoicing in the Torah,” which is certainly depicted in the lighthearted video below: 

  • Hag Sameach. Dry Bones

    Dry Bones Sukkot

  • How to Make Popular Rosh Hashanah Recipes How to Make Popular Rosh Hashanah Recipes

    Recipes and cooking instructions are offered for Challah bread, white fish and the preparation of fresh apples and pomegranate to be served and shared during Rosh Hashanah. 

  • Kol Nidre Kol Nidre

    The Kol Nodre (“all vows”) refers to a series of Aramaic prayers that the Jewish people sing to commence services on the eve of Yom Kippur, just immediately prior to sunset.

  • L'Shana Tova L'Shana Tova

     L'Shana Tova

  • L'Shana Tova Tikatavu L'Shana Tova Tikatavu

    May you be inscribed (in the Book of Life) for a good year.

    Those words are the translation of the Hebrew in the title. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and literally means “head of the year.”

  • Livin' in a Booth Livin' in a Booth

    The parody below was filmed by the Ein Prat Fountainheads in honor of Sukkot.

  • Parashat Sukkot Parashat Sukkot

    Lev. 22:26-23:44.

    Num. 29:12-16.

    Zech. 14:1-21.

  • Parashat Yom Kippur Parashat Yom Kippur

    Yom Kippur is described in Leviticus 16. This entire chapter describes how the ordinance of the Day of Atonement was to be carried out in the sanctuary and later in the temple of Jerusalem. That's why the sanctuary and its services are

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  • Phish - Avenu Malkenu - Jones Beach Phish - Avenu Malkenu - Jones Beach

    “Avenu Malkenu,” classically associated with Rosh Hashanah, the Ten Days of Awe, and Yom Kippur, was originally an ancient Hebrew

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  • Shakin' the Lulav Shakin' the Lulav

    A lulav is a palm branch, often along with myrtle or willow branches and a citron fruit, combined and collectively waved during different parts of the synagogue services at Sukkot.

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