High Holidays
'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur' by Maurycy Gottlieb. (Image via commons.wikimedia.org)
Rosh Hashanah
Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits
By Adam Reinherz
‘How do we move through uncertainty? How do we thrive when the future is frightening?’
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WineSweet beginnings and bold reds: A Rosh Hashanah wine guide
By Emma Riva
'Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur' by Maurycy Gottlieb. (Image via commons.wikimedia.org)
September 4, 2026, 3:23 pm
Books, beauty and beginnings will be addressed this Rosh Hashanah on Pittsburgh’s pulpits
'How do we move through uncertainty? How do we thrive when the future is frightening?'
By Adam Reinherz
Manischewitz offerings for Rosh Hashanah, 2026 (Photo by Rikki Zagelbaum)
September 2, 2026, 9:33 am
Ahead of Jewish High Holidays, Manischewitz seeks ‘whole new generation of gefilte fish eaters’
Jarred tzimmes, revamped matzah ball soup and a Jewish dating show are part of the 135-year-old family-owned brand’s effort to stay relevant.
By Rikki Zagelbaum
September 1, 2026, 11:47 am
Chronicle poll question
What is your favorite fall Jewish holiday?
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August 27, 2026, 10:18 am
Sweet beginnings and bold reds: A Rosh Hashanah wine guide
Mead, apple-infused wine and more
By Emma Riva
New Jewish children's books released for the High Holidays in 2026 include ones about awe, tashlich and apologizing for burping. (Image courtesy of JTA)
August 21, 2026, 9:35 am
From fake burps to reverse tashlich, new children’s books bring the High Holidays to life
A bumper crop of new books for 2026 includes several focused on Sukkot.
By Penny Schwartz
The largest kosher slaughterhouse in the United States is located in Postville, Iowa and has been renamed AgriStar. (Jake Tapper)
August 2, 2026, 8:19 am
Fire at Iowa kosher meat plant shuts down production ahead of the High Holidays
The fire has also interrupted a linchpin of kosher meat production, according to OU Kosher.
By Philissa Cramer
September 30, 2025, 3:14 pm
Chronicle poll results: Making amends before Yom Kippur
We asked our readers if they seek to make amends or ask forgiveness before Yom Kippur. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
Firefighters respond to a blaze at the Chabad of Charlotte County. (Punta Gorda Police Department)
September 25, 2025, 10:00 am
Fire at Florida Chabad center before Rosh Hashanah investigated as potential hate crime
The letter “J” was also written in spray paint in multiple places around the building.
By Grace Gilson
The Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house at Syracuse University. (Google Street View)
September 25, 2025, 9:37 am
Syracuse students charged with hate crime after pork thrown into Jewish frat
“We are heartbroken and outraged by this hateful crime committed against our fraternity,” the fraternity wrote.
By Grace Gilson
September 24, 2025, 8:26 pm
Chronicle poll question
Do you seek to make amends or ask forgiveness from others before Yom Kippur?
September 22, 2025, 10:52 am
Chronicle poll results: Most meaningful aspect of the High Holidays
We asked our readers what aspect of the High Holidays they find most meaningful. Here's what they said.
By Toby Tabachnick
“In the synagogue” by Jakub Weinles, (Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons)
September 22, 2025, 6:56 am
I am not yet done: Yom Kippur
Early America, Germany, Ukraine: Universal thoughts
By Tim Miller
Egg casserole (Photo by Skye Estroff)
September 22, 2025, 6:47 am
It isn’t Yom Kippur break fast at my house without this egg casserole
A Southern treat
By Skye Estroff
New Light Congregation's signage (Photo by Jim Busis)
September 18, 2025, 11:05 am
Visiting scholar comes to New Light
Rabbi Iscah Waldman joins New Light for fifth consecutive year
By Emma Riva
The Musaf prayer for Rosh Hashanah in a page of the rare 15th century Lisbon Mahzor now at the National Library of Israel. (Courtesy Kedem Auction House)
September 17, 2025, 2:38 pm
Two-thirds of a 15th-century Portuguese High Holiday prayer book were lost to history. Until now.
The Lisbon Mahzor has been reunited with its remaining third at the National Library of Israel.
By Grace Gilson
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