Rosh Hashanah

“When you see the wonders of how bees operate, it makes you feel good about God.”

Cnaan Lidor
Sept. 19 2023 12:01AM

The temptation is overwhelming to excuse or soften the drama of Genesis 22. A leading professor of Jewish thought explains how to get past that, and what meaning lies beyond it.

Sept. 15 2023 12:01AM

How the story of Hannah mirrors that of Abraham.

Kate Rozansky
Sept. 13 2023 12:01AM

“Like lions, the warriors of Israel prevailed.”

National Library of Israel
Sept. 23 2022 12:01AM

Does the Master of the Universe accept the crown we offer him?

Joseph B. Soloveitchik
Sept. 3 2021 12:01AM

God’s first creative proclamation was “Let there be light,” so it might seem that the day came first. But then why does the Bible say that “it was evening and it was morning?”

Sept. 1 2021 12:40AM

This week, we dig through the archives to bring you excerpts from our best conversations on faith, mortality, tradition, obligation, and sin.

Sept. 25 2020 12:02AM

The ancient Israelites, wandering in the wilderness, had more plentiful provisions than British Airways on this particular evening. How would I—we—get through this journey?

Sept. 24 2020 12:11AM

No other holiday contains a greater diversity of themes.

Sept. 18 2020 12:01AM

A Rosh Hashanah sermon on anti-Semitism.

Oct. 3 2019 12:01AM

In a worship service almost defined by its eloquence, Judaism mandates an unintelligible noise.

Sept. 27 2019 1:20AM

Isaac unbound.

David Gottlieb
Sept. 27 2019 12:01AM