High Holidays

A year after the Halle terror attack, Jews who were there are still looking for answers

In the months that followed the attempted Yom Kippur massacre, a fuller and more disturbing narrative about the police response has surfaced.

By Joe Baur September 23, 2020 4:05 pm

A tale of two High Holidays: Why Orthodox Jews are going to synagogue while everyone else is on Zoom

“In our minds this is as essential of an essential service as possible,” said one Orthodox rabbi.

September 18, 2020 3:33 pm

How 1 Zoom employee saved High Holidays streaming for 300 synagogues, including his own

Mitch Tarica was instrumental in getting the streaming service to make a small but crucial tweak to its software to get Rosh Hashanah services online without breaking Jewish law.

September 18, 2020 1:27 pm

The pandemic interrupted Alex Edelman’s solo show. Now the comedian is helping rabbis nail the timing on their High Holidays services.

By Philissa Cramer September 18, 2020 10:36 am

Israeli police officer speaking to a haredi student in Bnei Brak, Israel on April 2, 2020. (Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images)

Israel goes into 2nd lockdown to stop record spread of coronavirus

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 18, 2020 10:07 am

Hungarian Jews baking challah breads in front of the Obuda Synagogue in Budapest, Hungary on Oct. 7, 2019. (Courtesy of EMIH)

Hungarian Jews to celebrate Rosh Hashanah on a boat on the Danube amid rising COVID infections

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 17, 2020 3:17 pm

Eyeing Rosh Hashanah as a virus tipping point, 26 Jewish schools unite to exhort families to play it safe

By Shira Hanau September 17, 2020 10:47 am

Kiryas Joel Satmar rabbi to skip Rosh Hashanah in Brooklyn because of rising COVID cases in his town

By Shira Hanau September 16, 2020 10:14 pm

‘I miss you. And I love you’: What American rabbis are thinking as the Jewish new year dawns during the pandemic

By Ben Harris September 14, 2020 4:18 pm

Nearly a year after attempted Yom Kippur attack, pandemic forces Halle Jews out of synagogue for High Holidays

By Cnaan Liphshiz September 11, 2020 10:24 am

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