Explore: Rosh Hashanah from a Reconstructionist Perspective
September 13, 2023
We invite you to explore our collection of Rosh Hashanah resources and have a meaningful, joyful New Year.
We invite you to explore our collection of Rosh Hashanah resources and have a meaningful, joyful New Year.
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D., explores the Avodah service from the time of the Temples and what it can mean for us today.
Rabbi Deborah Waxman, Ph.D and Rabbi Sandra Lawson discuss their respective processes of preparing for the High Holidays: how, as human beings, they undertake an accounting of the soul.
Poet Shoshanah Tornberg writes about how the shofar can break the heart open.
How do we affect teshuvah when the person we are addressing is ourselves? To shed light, Rabbi Michael Strassfeld explores concepts from Hasidism and Buddhism.
From using stones instead of breadcrumbs to reframing the theology of sin, this video offers a contemporary take on a traditional ritual.
How can we gather the courage to confront ourselves honestly and compassionately so that we can somehow realize a fresh start? Lisa Braun Glazer offers her thoughts.
Rabbi Alan LaPayover chants the ancient Yom Kippur prayer, Kol Nidre.
Mizrahi Jews, originally from eastern Asian countries such as Iraq and Iran, have a colorful and unique way of celebrating Jewish holidays with food. Adva Chattler shares a special Mizrahi fish recipe that her family enjoys every year on Rosh Hashanah.
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