Rosh Hashanah

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Upcycled High Holidays Honey Dish

By Tova Speter

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How to Make Your Own High Holiday Cocktails

By JewishBoston

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From Honey Cupcakes to Pomegranate Vinaigrette: Our Unique Collection of High Holiday Recipes

By JewishBoston

Rabbi Jillian Cameron, left, and Jesse Ulrich.

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Navigating the High Holidays

By JewishBoston

Photo credit: iStock.com/Julia_Sudnitskaya

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QUIZ: The High Holidays—How Much Do You Actually Know?

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10/25/2016

A Joyful Death

The Jewish High Holy Days are a microcosm of life. They teach us how to live fearlessly and they teach us how to die joyfully.....

By Rabbi Baruch HaLevi

10/7/2016

Hebrew College’s Global High Holy Day Leadership

High Holy Days 5777: Where Hebrew College students, alumni & faculty are serving as spiritual leaders

By Wendy LindenFor Hebrew College

Jews praying in the synagogue on Yom Kippur (1878) by Maurycy Gottlieb.

10/6/2016

Why Tishrei Means a New Life

A person begins the holidays when he is fed up with life, when he feels his life is going nowhere.

By Dr. Michael LaitmanFor Bnei Baruch Education Center

Rabbi Sharon Cohen Anisfeld. Dean, Rabbinical School of Hebrew College

10/6/2016

Creating Worlds with Our Words

Shabbat Shuva/Parshat Vayelech (Deteronomy 31:1-31:30)

By Rabbi Sharon Cohen AnisfeldFor Hebrew College

10/6/2016

Listening to the Call of the Shofar

Although it’s not Yom Kippur yet, I might as well begin with a confession.

By Rabbi Sharon Cohen AnisfeldFor Hebrew College Rabbinical School

10/5/2016

Renew

A walk in the autumn sun provides a perfect metaphor for entering a new year.

By Naomi Gurt Lind

10/5/2016

The Reciprocity of Repentance

Parshat Nitzavim focuses our attention on the religious imperative of repentance, and is always read on the Shabbat before Rosh Hashanah.

By Rabbi Daniel LehmannFor Hebrew College

To mark the High Holidays, Viktoriya and Vlad Vilkomir of Newton, both emigrants from the former Soviet Union, and 10-month-old son Gabriel watch Giselle, 9, and Sophia, 7, pack gifts to be sent to an orphanage in Ukraine. (KEITH BEDFORD/GLOBE STAFF)

9/30/2016 Top Pick

Reflections on Family, Faith as Jewish High Holidays Arrive

At sundown Sunday, Jews will fill synagogues to usher in the new year, reflect on their lives, take stock of their failings, and pray.

By The Boston Globe

9/30/2016 Top Pick

Looking Back to Move Forward: Building on Our Legacy of Justice

As 5777 approaches, CJP President Barry Shrage shares his thoughts on remembrance.

By Barry ShrageFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies

9/30/2016

The Power of Myth

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and this year all of the Jewish high holidays occur throughout the month as well.

By Elizabeth Schön VainerFor Jewish Family & Children’s Service

9/30/2016

Happy New Year

Wishing you...

By Jewish Family Service of Metrowest

9/29/2016

Thinking about Pesach on Rosh Hashana

Dr. Susie Tanchel's thoughts in anticipation of Rosh Hashana 5777.

By Dr. Susie TanchelFor JCDS, Boston’s Jewish Community Day School

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PJ Library New Year at the Farm

Sep 10, 10:00 am

Cider Hill Farm, Amesbury

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PJ Library

Sunday, September 10 10:00am - 11:00am

Cider Hill Farm45 Fern AveAmesbury, MA 01913

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Tot High Holiday Experience

Up Next: Sep 21, 9:30 am

Temple Emunah, Lexington

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Temple Emunah

Thursday, September 21 9:30am - 10:15am

Temple Emunah9 Piper RdLexington, MA 02421

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Rosh HaShanah Services

Up Next: Sep 21, 10:00 am

Jordan Hall, Holliston

Free

Simcha Services

Thursday, September 21 10:00am - 12:00pm

Jordan Hall175 Washington StHolliston, MA 01746

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High Holidays

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W Hotel Boston , Boston

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Chabad of Downtown Boston, Back Bay, Beacon Hill & South End

Friday, September 22 9:30am - 2:00pm

W Hotel Boston 100 Stuart StBoston, MA 02116

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Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley High Holidays

Up Next: 10/2/2016, 8:00 pm

Temple Emanuel of the Merrimack Valley, Lowell

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High Holy Day Services in Acton

Up Next: 10/2/2016, 7:30 pm

Congregation Beth Elohim, Acton

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Kids High Holiday Services

Up Next: 10/3/2016, 10:30 am

Brookline VFW Post, Brookline

A children's service like no other! Your children will be begging you to take them to synagogue. Fun for all ages! Run by our experienced and dedicated staff...

Free

Join CDT for the 5777 High Holydays!

Up Next: 10/2/2016, 7:45 pm

Gann Academy, Waltham

$215

HIGH HOLIDAYS 2016 at Temple Sinai Brookline

10/12/2016, 9:30 am

Temple Sinai, Brookline

Temple Sinai, a small, welcoming Reform Jewish congregation located in Brookline's Coolidge Corner, offers wonderful opportunities for worship and renewal during the High Holy Days this...

Free

Temple Aliyah Young Family High Holiday Services

Up Next: 10/3/2016, 4:00 pm

Temple Aliyah, Needham

Join us for our much-loved, fun-filled Young Families High Holiday Services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur! Celebrate this special time of year with your children in our...

$54

HIGH HOLIDAYS 2016 at Temple Sinai Brookline

10/11/2016, 7:00 pm

Temple Sinai, Brookline

Temple Sinai, a small, welcoming Reform Jewish congregation located in Brookline's Coolidge Corner, offers wonderful opportunities for worship and renewal during the High Holy Days this...

Free

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Meditation Retreat: Touching the Spirit Within

10/8/2016, 1:00 pm

Temple Ohabei Shalom, Brookline

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

$45

Rosh Hashanah

Rosh Hashanah 2017 begins at sundown on Wednesday, September 20, ushering in the Jewish year of 5778. The two days of Rosh Hashanah kick off a period known as the Days of Awe, or the Ten Days of Repentance, culminating in Yom Kippur, which begins at sundown on Friday, September 29.