The High Holiday season includes Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year (Sept. 20-22); Yom Kippur, the most solemn and sacred day on the Hebrew calendar (Sept. 29-30); Sukkot, an agriculture-based festival (Oct. 4-11); Shemini Atzeret, which includes the prayer for rain (Oct. 11-12); and Simchat Torah, which marks the completion of the annual cycle of weekly Torah readings (Oct. 12-13).
Here’s our complete guide to the season, including articles on spirituality, Rosh Hashanah recipes and more holiday features.
High Holidays 101: A concise guide to the season with a reason
Food
How Jews Around the World Break the Yom Kippur Fast
Recipes of Love Among the Generations
Recipes: Feast Fit for a Festival
Rosh Hashanah Recipes: Easy-to-Prepare Holiday Menu Rich with Flavor and Color
Rosh Hashanah Recipe: Pomegranate and Honey Glazed Chicken
Rosh Hashanah Recipe: Apple and Honey Pie Pops
Culture
Mobile Sukkah Visits The Charmery and Other Hot Spots
When a Major Jewish Holiday Clashes With a Major Family Wedding
Lincoln’s Grief, Scrooge’s Journey and More Reads for Yom Kippur
Getting an Early Jump on Rosh Hashanah
Feet on the Ground, But Gazing Skyward
5 New Kids’ Books for the High Holidays
Hug a Chicken and 4 Other Twists on Traditional High Holidays Rituals
This Factory Makes Thousands of Shofars Each Year
Spirituality
Spending Yom Kippur in a Beer Garden
Thousands Attend Rosh Hashanah Under The Stars
Why Some Rabbis Used Their High Holiday Sermons to Bash Trump – and Others Demurred
How Houston’s Synagogues are Handling the High Holidays After Harvey
These Christians Celebrate Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Watch Rabbi Daniel Cotzin Burg’s Erev Rosh Hashanah 5778 sermon:
5777/5778
Apologies and Non-Apologies in the Year of Our Trump 5777
Top 10 Moments That Mattered to Jews in 5777
11 Inspiring Jews Who Died in 5777
See more High Holidays stories.
Weekend Backpacks is partnering with Heritage | MileOne Autogroup for the largest corporate volunteer engagement and donation initiative in the organization's history.
Pikesville residents David and Wendy Hefter recently joined Jewish motorcyclists from around the world to raise money for victims of the Oct. 7th terrorist attacks in Israel.
Attorney and Barry Levinson confidante Donald Saiontz left his mark on the world, writes Michael Olesker.
The Baltimore resident taught at Johns Hopkins for five decades.