Rosh Hashanah

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Five High Holiday Cocktails for a Sweet New Year

By Melinda Maddox

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Downloadable Rosh Hashanah Card Templates

By JewishBoston

Tradition

POLL: High Holidays or High Holy Days?

By JewishBoston

Plus Kids

10 Activities for Meaningful High Holy Days with Kids

By Holly Lebowitz Rossi

Tradition

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

By JewishBoston

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Family High Holiday Interactive Musical Service 2017/5778

Up Next: Tomorrow, 5:30 pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, Boston

Free

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Wednesday, September 20 5:30pm - 6:30pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture18 Phillips StBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration Free

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High Holiday Adult Services 2017/5778

Up Next: Tomorrow, 6:15 pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture, Boston

$54

Vilna Shul, Boston’s Center for Jewish Culture

Wednesday, September 20 6:15pm - 9:15pm

The Vilna Shul, Boston's Center for Jewish Culture18 Phillips StBoston, MA 02114

Requires registration $54.00 - $118.00

Rosh Hashannah – Traditional Egalitarian Services

Tomorrow, 6:15 pm

Congregation Kehillath Israel, Brookline

Free

Minyan Shaleym

Wednesday, September 20 6:15pm - 7:15pm

Congregation Kehillath Israel384 Harvard StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration Free

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Open Door Erev Rosh Hashanah & “Great Big Schmooze”

Tomorrow, 6:15 pm

Temple Israel, Boston

Free

The Riverway Project

Wednesday, September 20 6:15pm - 8:30pm

Temple Israel477 Longwood AvenueBoston, MA 02215

Requires registration Free

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Rosh Hashanah Services and Shofar Blowing

Up Next: Tomorrow, 6:15 pm

Taj Boston, Boston

Free

Chabad Boston

Wednesday, September 20 6:15pm - 10:00pm

Taj Boston15 Arlington StBoston, MA 02116

Requires registration Free

High Holy Days at Nehar Shalom

Up Next: Tomorrow, 6:20 pm

Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue, Boston

Free

Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue

Wednesday, September 20 6:20pm - 8:00pm

Nehar Shalom Community Synagogue43 Lochstead AveBoston, MA 02130

Requires registration Free

Rosh Hashana Services and Festive Meal

Tomorrow, 6:25 pm

145 Walnut St, Chelsea

(Photo: Enterline Design Services LLC/iStock)

$12

The Walnut Street Synagogue

Wednesday, September 20 6:25pm - 8:25pm

145 Walnut St145 Walnut StChelsea, MA 02150

Requires registration $12.00

Erev Rosh Hashanah Service Followed by Oneg

Tomorrow, 6:30 pm

Temple Emmanuel of Chelsea, Chelsea

Free

Temple Emmanuel of Chelsea

Wednesday, September 20 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Temple Emmanuel of Chelsea60 Tudor StChelsea, MA 02150

Free

Rosh Hashanah Services

Up Next: Tomorrow, 6:30 pm

Havurat Shalom, Somerville

Free

Havurat Shalom

Wednesday, September 20 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Havurat Shalom113 College AveSomerville, MA 02144

Free

Rosh Hashana Dinner

Tomorrow, 7:00 pm

Holiday Inn Brookline, Brookline

$15

Chabad of Brookline

Wednesday, September 20 7:00pm - 10:00pm

Holiday Inn Brookline1200 Beacon StBrookline, MA 02446

Requires registration $15.00 - $36.00

Rosh Hashana Services

Up Next: Tomorrow, 7:00 pm

Brookline VFW Post, Brookline

Free

The Chai Center of Brookline

Wednesday, September 20 7:00pm - 9:00pm

Brookline VFW Post386 Washington StBrookline, MA 02445

Requires registration Free

Rosh Hashanah Community Dinner

Tomorrow, 7:15 pm

Chabad Center of Sudbury, Sudbury

Free

Chabad Center of Sudbury

Wednesday, September 20 7:15pm - 10:00pm

Chabad Center of Sudbury100 Horse Pond RdSudbury, MA 01776

Requires registration Free - $36.00

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19th-century painting of a Quaker prayer meeting

9/19/2017 Top Pick

Forgiveness: Parallels Between Quakerism and Judaism

By Katherine Eckenfels

9/19/2017 Top Pick

Fate, Destiny, and the New Year

CJP President Barry Shrage shares his thoughts for 5778.

By Barry ShrageFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies

9/19/2017 Top Pick

Berches: German-Jewish Ceremonial Bread

By The Boston Globe

9/19/2017 Top Pick

Comparing Apples to Apples

Dipping apples in honey for Rosh Hashanah? Here’s a guide to picking the best ingredients for a sweet new year.

By Tablet Magazine

9/19/2017 Top Pick

Above the Arctic Circle, a Cold War Rosh Hashana

Even in the Cold War’s coldest theater, the U.S. military establishment was remarkably broadminded when it comes to religion.

By The Boston Globe

9/18/2017

Tova Mirvis on the Pain and Necessity of Leave-Taking

By Judy Bolton-FasmanFor JewishBoston

Community defense march in Charlottesville on June 3, 2017 (Courtesy Charlottesville activists)

9/18/2017 Top Pick

Dear Jews: This Year, We Fight Nazis. Here’s How.

We fight for love and freedom and liberation.

By Mimi Arbeit

Inspired by the elk horn (Art by Erica Rosenblum)

9/18/2017 Top Pick

Why the Shofar?

One interpretation and springboard for sacred reflection.

By Erica Rosenblum

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.