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RAV KOOK ON ROSH HASHANA: RENEWING THE POWER OF RENEWAL

RAV KOOK ON ROSH HASHANA: RENEWING THE POWER OF RENEWAL RAV KOOK ON ROSH HASHANA: RENEWING THE POWER OF RENEWAL  We are beginning the 5783’rd year of our human historical experience. Our personal and collective behavior has resulted in a planetary exis

Recipes | Recipes

Mamaleh's Brisket recipe | Epicurious.com

The point cut is the fattier end of the brisket. It’s more tender and especially delicious because of the marbling. Ask for it first.

Miscellaneous | Religion & Spirituality

Rosh Hashana has a message for people of all faiths | Fox News

The Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashana in Hebrew – begins at sundown Sunday, marking the start of the year 5779.

History | Culture

Caring For Our World | Jlife

Shemittah, Jubilee and Drought

"Several years ago at a High Holiday Seminar, keynote speaker Rabbi Arthur Green, suggested that since Rosh Hashanah is considered the “birthday of the world” perhaps reading Bereshit was a more appropriate Torah portion–since Bereshit 1.1 commands us to “guard” the land implying our responsibility over it."

History | Culture

New Traditions | Jlife

Honey Cake & Rosh Hashana Challah recipes

History | Culture

The Origins of Rosh Hashanah | Jlife

While we celebrate Rosh Hashanah as the Jewish New Year, as the day the Hebrew calendar begins, that wasn’t always the case.

Nowadays we celebrate Rosh Hashanah on the first day of the fall month of Tishrei. But in biblical times, that period was explicitly called “the seventh month.” During the First Temple period (8th to mid-6th century BCE), the year began in the spring, on the first day of Nisan.

Politics | Op-Ed

Missing School for Shul | Jlife

The age-old dilemma! School or Shul?!