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The Day Jewish Pride Won
Every baseball journalist knows that you don’t talk to a starting pitcher on the day he is scheduled to make his start. Pitchers typically have…
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Yom Kippur With The Rebbe
The highest moment, for me, came at the end of Yom Kippur, when—after fasting for twenty-five hours—we affirmed loudly in unison, with all our energy,…
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Our Call for Divine Justice
Your throne is established with lovingkindness, and You are seated on it in truth. It is true that You are the judge . . .…
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Yeshiva Days In Brunoy
We call them Days of Awe. And yet, in many ways, Rosh Hashanah is commonly perceived as a contractual opportunity: We want happiness, good health,…
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Called to Remember
When I get to these words in the Rosh Hashanah prayers, my hands begin to tremble. There is no forgetting before Your throne of glory…
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Yom Kippur, Rediscovered
During the years of my childhood I would spend the Yom Kippur  service devoutly attending to the hands of my watch. A little bit of…
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Have We Become Too Sophisticated For Yom Kippur?
Something has changed. In our minds, Yom Kippur has become complicated. The service doesn’t speak to us—the idea of sin no longer resonates. Praying all…
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Rosh Hashanah, Not Only a Jewish Celebration
This week, Jewish people the world over will be marking Rosh Hashanah, a holiday commemorating the beginning of creation.
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At Chabad, No Subscribe-To-Pray for the High Holidays
It’s 2025, and subscriptions are ubiquitous.  Everything from doorbells to heated seats now require users to fork over cash every month to keep their memberships…
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Stringing and Piercing: A Reflection on the High Holiday Prayers
Where words fail us, the shofar comes forward. It pierces our souls and the very heavens with the reverberations of its sound.
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Return: Reclaim, Relate, Reconnect
Research is showing that people spend less time socializing than they did twenty years ago
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Counted & Blessed
As soon as we got into the car, the Rebbe expressed concern. Might the photographer have been offended by his blessing? After all, the Rebbe…
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The Shofar’s Blast Beyond the Synagogue
On a Rosh Hashanah morning in 2011, a curious crowd gathered by the Naumburg Bandshell in Central Park. When the blast of the shofar cut…
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Sweet and Sweeter
The Meaning Behind High Holiday Traditions
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In Canada’s Prairies, a Sweet New Year is Produced Locally at Chabad
Saskatchewan Jewish families join Chabad rabbi to extract fresh, local honey at Chabad's apiary
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All Together, Now
As we approach the conclusion of this Hakhel year, we have reason to be hopeful about the Jewish future.
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Machzor Marginalia
Between the lines, at the High Holiday services
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Holidays after the Hurricane: Chabad of Cape Coral Observes Yom Kippur
Despite flooded streets, power outages, and evacuations, Cape Coral’s Jewish community came together for Yom Kippur services at Rabbi Yossi Labkowski’s Chabad center
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Four Communal Leaders Share Personal Regrets and Resolutions
The High Holidays are a time dedicated to repentance and reflection. We’ve asked four Chabad leaders to share with us some of the regrets they…
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Chabad of Puerto Rico Preps for New Year While Delivering Post-Hurricane Aid
In the wake of the severe damage to Puerto Rico’s infrastructure this week, caused by Hurricane Fiona, Rabbi Mendel Zarchi has worked with U.S. companies…
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Prayers for a New Year
What a year it’s been. Rising prices, more crime, economic uncertainty, political instability, and social discord call to mind the words of the Machzor from…
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Who’s afraid of the Days of Awe?
When my daughter was about five, she wrote a story called “You Should Be Punished For This and I Am Very Mad.” This pretty much…
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Home Alone on the Holidays
For many of us, the High Holidays will look quite different this year. This year, we are called upon to lead those services ourselves, to…
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Record Numbers to Hear Shofar in the Parks
Shofar in the Park brings the essence of Rosh Hashanah to the public in a Covid safe, picturesque environment.
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