Rosh Hashanah

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Apple Chocolate Chip Pomegranate Cake-11

Tradition

High Holiday Recipe Collection

By JewishBoston

Jew(ish)

Boston’s Best Challah: 2025 Edition

By Kara Baskin

Tradition

Do-It-Yourself Tashlich

By JewishBoston

A winding road meanders through a foggy autumn forest. Golden and orange leaves adorn the trees, creating a mysterious and serene atmosphere under the soft, diffused light.

Tradition

Rosh Hashanah 5786: A Prayer For Uninteresting Times

By Dan Brosgol

Tradition

Yom Kippur Resources

By JewishBoston

Events

Top Pick

Rosh Hashanah-Themed Storytime With Author Joy Nelkin Wieder

Aug 22, 11:00 am

Ten Tree Books, Natick

Free

Saturday, August 22 11:00am - 11:30am

Ten Tree Books22 N Main StNatick, MA 01760

Requires registration Free

Top Pick

Contemplative Practice for the Season of Teshuvah

Up Next: Aug 25, 11:30 am

$280

Tuesday, August 25 11:30am - 12:45pm

See event description for location

Requires registration $280.00

Top Pick

Gesher 30s and 40s Honey Pairing

Aug 25, 7:30 pm

Temple Emanuel, Newton

$15

Gesher – 30s and 40s

Tuesday, August 25 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Temple Emanuel385 Ward StNewton, MA 02459

Requires registration $15.00

High Holy Days 101: Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Aug 27, 7:00 pm

Free

Temple Israel of Boston

Thursday, August 27 7:00pm - 8:00pm

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Tu Corazón: A Sefardi Prayer of the Heart for Elul

Aug 29, 1:30 pm

Congregation Beth El, Sudbury

Free

Congregation Beth El of the Sudbury River Valley

Saturday, August 29 1:30pm - 2:30pm

Congregation Beth El105 Hudson RdSudbury, MA 01776

Requires registration Free

Rosh Hashanah Celebration for Adults With Disabilities

Aug 30, 11:00 am

JF&CS Headquarters, Waltham

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Free

Jewish Family & Children’s Service

Sunday, August 30 11:00am - 1:00pm

JF&CS Headquarters1430 Main StWaltham, MA 02451

Requires registration Free

Top Pick

Jewish Crafternoon Paint & Sip: Pre-High Holiday Fun

Aug 30, 2:00 pm

Boston Synagogue, Boston

$13

The Boston Synagogue

Sunday, August 30 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Boston Synagogue55 Martha RdBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration $12.00

Pre-High Holiday Musical Evening: Song & Soul

Sep 2, 6:30 pm

Beth Menachem Chabad of Newton, Newton Centre

$20

Beth Menachem Chabad

Wednesday, September 2 6:30pm - 9:00pm

Beth Menachem Chabad of Newton349 Dedham StNewton Centre, MA 02459

Requires registration $20.00

Top Pick

The Jewish Studio Process: Opening Up

Sep 3, 8:00 pm

Lehrhaus, Somerville

$18

Jewish Studio Project

Thursday, September 3 8:00pm - 9:15pm

Lehrhaus425 Washington StSomerville, MA 02143

Requires registration $18.00

Family S’lichot Services 5787

Sep 5, 4:45 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

Free

Temple Israel of Boston

Saturday, September 5 4:45pm - 6:30pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

Community-Wide S’lichot Services 5787

Sep 5, 7:00 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

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These photos were used in the 5787 HHD brochure

Free

Temple Israel of Boston

Saturday, September 5 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AveBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

Food & Recipes

9/12/2025 Top Pick

Set the Table: Rosh Hashanah Catering Made Easy

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

9/12/2025 Top Pick

Boston’s Best Challah: 2025 Edition

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

9/11/2024 Top Pick

High Holiday Recipes That Cater to Food Allergies

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

8/31/2023 Top Pick

The Best Boston Challah for Rosh Hashanah

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

8/31/2023

How Sweet It Is: Boston’s Best Honey

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

9/27/2022 Top Pick

Fig Tarte Tatin With Honey

By Chanie ApfelbaumFor JewishBoston

Crafts & DIY

PJ Library Guide for Jewish New Year_cropped

9/2/2022 Top Pick

A PJ Library Family Guide for Starting the Jewish New Year

“A Time to Grow” has myriad creative ways to connect with the High Holidays, including crafts, step-by-step celebrations, blessings and more!

By PJ Library

8/22/2021 Top Pick

Tashlich Nature Pouch Craft Project

By Renee HenrichFor JewishBoston

9/16/2020 Top Pick

How to Create Sacred Spaces at Home

By Ashley M. JacobsFor JewishBoston

9/9/2020 Top Pick

My House Is Now a Synagogue?

Explore how to make and use sacred space in your home with the creators of Haggadot.com.

By Rebecca Missel

Apple, honey and shofar for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashana.

9/9/2020 Top Pick

High Holidays@Home

Download a simple Rosh Hashanah seder and Yom Kippur guidebook or mix and match to create your own holiday gathering.

By Haggadot.com

9/2/2020 Top Pick

“Here for” the High Holidays

“Here for,” powered by OneTable, is a new community-wide platform supporting home-hosted and virtual gatherings from Rosh Hashanah through Simchat Torah.

By Here for

9/2/2020 Top Pick

High Holidays at Home: PJ Library Family Guide

This beautiful new PJ Library guide explores ways for your family to connect with the High Holidays at home.

By PJ Library

8/28/2020 Top Pick

High Holidays-Inspired Workbook

This is your super personal High Holiday workbook, filled with goodies for you to reflect and set intentions for this new year.

By Custom & Craft

9/18/2019 Top Pick

Four Ideas for Tashlich With Kids

Rabbi Jodi Seewald Smith shares her ideas.

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Traditions & Rituals

Rainbow colored yarmulke over rainbow flag

9/8/2025 Top Pick

Shana Tova From JQY

For many in the LGBTQ community, the High Holidays can bring up many different feelings. Wherever you are this season, you’re not alone.

By JQY

9/8/2025 Top Pick

Mental Health Tashlich

Reimagine this ritual as a caring mental health practice—letting go of what no longer serves you while grounding yourself in intention and healing.

By The Blue Dove Foundation

Sixteen Miles Out Unsplash Candles Candlelit Vigil

9/20/2024 Top Pick

A High Holidays Guide For After October 7

By OneTable

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9/20/2024 Top Pick

Shabbat Shuva Guide

This guide will help you host a Friday night dinner on Oct. 4, the first Shabbat of the Hebrew year, just before Yom Kippur.

By OneTable

9/12/2024 Top Pick

Memory and Hope: Rituals for Tishrei 5785

By Shalom Hartman Institute’s Ritual Center

9/12/2022 Top Pick

A Nuanced Look at Repentance, Forgiveness and Atonement

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

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8/24/2021 Top Pick

Psalm 27 Goes Digital

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Voices From Our Community

Pile of tri-color fresh table grape bunches on the market

9/25/2025 Top Pick

What Will Ripen

A surprising encounter with a hidden grape arbor on the eve of Rosh Hashanah gave me a new perspective on an old blessing.

By Dan Brosgol

9/19/2025 Top Pick

Standing Together This High Holiday Season

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

9/11/2025 Top Pick

Rosh Hashanah 5786: A Prayer For Uninteresting Times

By Dan Brosgol

9/8/2025 Top Pick

A Prayer for the New Year, 5786

As we enter the new year, this powerful prayer invites us to release our fear, seek healing, and find the strength to forge a path toward peace.

By Bruce BlackFor Ritualwell

9/8/2025

From Rosh Hashanah to Watchnight

What we have in common.

By Ed Gaskin

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8/21/2025 Top Pick

Out of Sight

Re’eh presents us with blessings and curses; we’ve got more than enough of both right now. This week, the challenge is to see the whole picture.

By Dan Brosgol

10/16/2024 Top Pick

A Childhood Synagogue, a Talmudic Classroom and ‘Our Town’

Someday, somewhere in the back row, I’ll sit with Moses, my father and Emily Gibbs, smiling.

By Joshua HammermanFor Religion News Service

10/2/2024 Top Pick

5785: All of This Will Happen Again

Oct. 7 opened up a portal to a kind of suffering that many people of my generation had never experienced. Will next year be any better? I have thoughts.

By Dan Brosgol

9/30/2024 Top Pick

A Special Rosh Hashanah Message

In my video message, I speak to the multitude of interpretations of the ancient, primal practice of blowing the shofar.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

Community News

9/23/2025 Top Pick

Rosh Hashanah Brings Faith and Hope to Boston-Area Jews

Boston’s Jewish community marks Rosh Hashanah with faith, hope and resilience amid rising challenges.

By Sadaf TokhiFor The Boston Globe

9/18/2025 Top Pick

High Holiday Crowds Mean an Extra Emphasis on Security

By Dan SeligsonFor CJP Communal Security Initiative

10/7/2024 Top Pick

Boston Rabbis Reflect on the Year Since the October 7th Attack

Local rabbis reflect on the emotional weight of the Oct. 7 attacks and how the High Holidays offer a path to healing and resilience for the Jewish community.

By Stephanie Brown & Darryl C. MurphyFor WBUR

10/2/2024 Top Pick

Increased Security at Jewish Temples for the Start of Rosh Hashanah

Rabbi Marc Baker of CJP shared that his son, studying in Israel, hid in a bomb shelter, along with millions of others as hundreds of Iranian missiles rained down.

By Litsa PappasFor Boston 25 News

Rabbi Mendy Uminer (center) blows the shofar

9/12/2023 Top Pick

Rosh Hashanah Celebrations Welcome Jewish New Year

Rosh Hashanah celebrations kicked off early over the weekend—as Jews throughout Greater Boston prepared to welcome the Jewish New Year.

By Daniel KoolFor The Boston Globe

8/24/2021

Feast & Fettle Will Bring Dinner to You This Rosh Hashanah

Feast & Fettle, a local meal delivery service, is offering a special Rosh Hashanah menu and a special code for JewishBoston visitors.

By Feast & Fettle

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8/23/2021 Top Pick

A Hybrid High Holidays

By Rich TenorioFor JewishBoston

8/17/2021 Top Pick

A Sweet New Year With New England Country Mart

The ease of ordering from the safety and comfort of your home and the convenience of direct home delivery will make these upcoming holidays that much sweeter.

By Elyssa Kotzen

10/4/2020 Top Pick

Jewish Congregations Found Ways to Connect During High Holidays

Newton synagogues and temples are especially busy during Yom Kippur, and while worship spaces were mostly empty this year, congregations found ways to connect.

By The Boston Globe

Arts & Culture

8/11/2026 Top Pick

New Children’s Books Bring the High Holidays to Life

A bumper crop of new kids’ books about the High Holidays is hitting shelves in 2026, surprising close observers of Jewish children’s literature.

By Penny SchwartzFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

9/22/2024 Top Pick

Embodying the High Holiday Season

Explore grief, healing and communal action through artist Charlie Dov Schon’s “Be the Change” tzedakah box sculpture, “Collective Grief.”

By Laura Conrad MandelFor Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

12/8/2022 Top Pick

This Prolific South Shore Kids’ Author Is Also a Rabbi

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

9/28/2022 Top Pick

Choirs From Jewish Temple, Christian Parish Combine Voices

The choirs of Temple Shir Tikva in Wayland and United Parish in Brookline held a special performance Saturday, ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

By Daniel Lyons & Keke VencillFor WHDH Boston

9/23/2022 Top Pick

Be the Change This Rosh Hashanah

JArt’s “Be the Change” public art exhibit inspires Rabbi Marc Baker and our community this Rosh Hashanah.

By Rabbi Marc BakerFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

9/12/2022 Top Pick

A Nuanced Look at Repentance, Forgiveness and Atonement

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

9/2/2021 Top Pick

New Children’s Books for the Jewish New Year

Jewish families can bid farewell to the summer and usher in the Jewish New Year by cracking open these engaging new holiday books.

By Penny SchwartzFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Bee, Animal, Honey Bee, Insect, Apple Blossom

8/30/2021

“The Honey Bee and the Apple Tree”: A Rosh Hashanah Story

A new children’s book by local author Rabbi Joseph B. Meszler, for ages 3-5.

By Rabbi Joseph Meszler

8/24/2021 Top Pick

Jewish Studio Project Nurtures Creativity as Spiritual Practice

The organization innovates a new approach to Jewish creativity—one in which art is not just for artists and Jewish texts are not just for scholars.

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

9/16/2020 Top Pick

Four New Children’s Books to Brighten up the Jewish New Year

Having to deal with quarantine and perhaps school at home, families can take pleasure in turning the pages of these crisp new reads.

By Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Rosh Hashanah

5787 begins at sundown on Friday, September 11, 2026. Find recipes, crafts, events, services and so much more for the Jewish New Year.