The expression itself means "head of the year" in Hebrew, and Jews greet each other ... to encourage this return to God, known as Teshuva. Its raw, plaintive sounds are meant to evoke a sense ...

In a whirlwind of excitement, CKids has launched its highly anticipated Holiday Frenzy Contest, sparking a frenzy of activity among young participants.

How do we reconcile the deeply personal journey of Yom Kippur with the overwhelming collective experiences of the past year?

Rav Kook in Orot HaTeshuva says that the initial sparks of Teshuva, repentance, are undetectable, existing far beneath the ...

The Torah portion for this week, Ha’azinu, is rather short – totaling just 52 verses. According to tradition, the poem which ...

Themes of transparency and accountability arise in my mother’s Rosh Hashanah Seder and High Holidays Haggadah’s series of ...

As we celebrate the Hebrew New Year Oct. 2-5, Portland's Jewish community and the city's leaders need to work toward a return to our shared roots. The Hebrew New Year, Rosh Hashanah, is celebrated ...

He immediately enrolled in a baal teshuva yeshiva, and completely turned his life around ... It’s about -” Lynn interrupted her with a flawless recitation of Shema, as she’d learned it as a little ...

For this reason, it is essential for us as individuals to perform the acts and the duties enumerated by our Sages as inherent in the process of teshuva, because it is through these acts that we ...