Skip to content
Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Shabbat
High Holiday Reader 5785: Not A Mahzor
The Month of Elul
High Holidays
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Sukkot
Shemini Atzeret and Simchat Torah
More Holidays >>
Every Day
Blessings
Daily Living
Home
Kashrut
Prayer
Ritual and Prayer Items
Spirituality
Tzedakah
Living
Climate and Environment
Health
Jewish Identity and Pride
LGBTQ+
Lifecycles
Social Justice
Travel
Learning
Tanakh
Torah (The Five Books)
Neviim (Prophets)
Tanakh Yomi
Conservative Judaism
Halakhah
Inclusion
Mitzvot
Community
Make Connections
Ask a Rabbi
About
About Us
Our Team
Authors
Pitch a Piece
Feedback
Exploring Judaism Blog
Search
Donate
Search
Search
Close this search box.
Tag: Not a Mahzor 2024
A Talmudic Reading Of The High Holiday Prayer Un’taneh Tokef
Un'taneh Tokef: What makes this prayer so attractive? Could it be the poignant question, “Who will live and who will die?”
Dr. Judith Hauptman
September 23, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
תכלה שנה וקללותיה – תחל שנה וברכותיה
ובאמת, לצד האסונות שידענו לאורך אלפי שנות קיומנו, ידענו גם לקום, להתאחד ולהתחזק מתוך השבר. וכך יהיה גם הפעם.
Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger
September 23, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
End the Year and Its Curses – Begin the Year with Its Blessings
Despite the disasters we have faced, we have known how to rise, unite, and grow stronger from the fractures.
Rabbi Nathalie Lastreger
September 23, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Caring For Creation Prayer
A short prayer, inspired by and quoting the Prophet Isaiah, connecting us to nature, the environment, and all of creation.
Rabbi Nina Beth Cardin
,
Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
September 23, 2024
Climate and Environment
High Holidays
Promoting Isaiah On Yom Kippur
Engaging with Operation Isaiah is a demand to eliminate the scourge of hunger. May we see the day when healthy food is available to all.
Rabbi Daniel J. Isaak
,
Social Justice Commission
September 23, 2024
Food
High Holidays
A Meditation/Kavannah on the Shofar and Civic Engagement
May the shofar blasts become our catalysts inspiring us to civic participation and the preservation of our democracy.
Rabbi Josh Ratner
,
Social Justice Commission
September 23, 2024
Elul
High Holidays
The Shofar Is Calling Us Toward Queer Reconciliation: A Kavvanah
The shofar's call urges us to examine our own biases and privileges, to stand in solidarity and to advocate for change.
puck glass
,
Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
,
Social Justice Commission
September 23, 2024
Elul
High Holidays
Approaching Tashlikh: Casting Off Racism
May our casting of the bread upon the waters lead to a concerted common effort to confront and confound racism throughout the New Year.
Rabbi Dr. J.B. Sacks
,
Social Justice Commission
September 23, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Hagar, Enslaved Woman
May these Days of Awe help us understand more deeply and act more forcefully on behalf of the enslaved and marginalized in our society.
Rabbi Amy Eilberg
,
Social Justice Commission
September 22, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Redemption Of Captives And Freeing Hostages: So Simple Yet So Complex
While Jewish law contains many opinions, the moral imperative is clear: every effort should be made to negotiate the release of hostages without delay.
Moti Kaplan
,
Rabbi Miriam C. Berkowitz
September 22, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Reflections on Death (1973)
Heschel writes in 1973 in "Reflections on Death": Life here and now is the task. Every moment can be an achievement.
Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
September 22, 2024
CJ Journal - 1945-1959
Confronting Death
Introduction to the Kaddish: For Those who Died in the Israeli War (1957)
Written by S.Y. Agnon in the Conservative Judaism Journal for those who died in the War of 1948, these words are especially fitting today.
Shmuel Yosef Agnon
September 20, 2024
CJ Journal - 1945-1959
Conservative Judaism Journal
A Yizkor for the Victims of October 7th
May God remember all the women, men, and children of Israel who were brutally murdered on the 7th of October.
Rabbi Naomi Levy
September 20, 2024
Death and Dying
High Holidays
Yizkor for the Victims of October 7th
This Yizkor, for the victims of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, attempts to capture the personal details of the people killed on this ...
Rabbi Dr. Karen Reiss Medwed
September 20, 2024
Death and Dying
High Holidays
?כיצד ראוי לחגוג את שמחת תורה בשנת תשפ״ה
חווינו אחד מן האסונות הגדולים ביותר בתולדות המדינה, ומאז, כיצד ראוי לחגוג את שמחת תורה בשנת תשפ״ה?
Rabbi David Golinkin
September 20, 2024
Halakhah
High Holidays
How to Appropriately Celebrate Simchat Torah in 5785
With the ongoing tragedy of October 7th and the ongoing hostage situation and war, how do we appropriately celebrate Simchat Torah in 5785?
Rabbi David Golinkin
September 20, 2024
Halakhah
High Holidays
The Danger of the Divine
Yom Kippur is a reminder about yirah, about awe. God is here, powerful, and dangerous. The best response to that is a sense of yirah.
Rabbi Adam Zagoria-Moffet
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
כוונה לכניסת שמחת תורה תשפ”ה
דקות לפני כניסת החג, מתכנסים בבית הכנסת, לוקחים כלי חרס שביר ביד ואומרים האלה.
Rabbi Maayan Belding-Zidon
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Intention for Simchat Torah 5785
A ritual and intention before the start of Shemini Atzeret/Simchat Torah this year in 2024/5785 based on a Talmudic story.
Rabbi Maayan Belding-Zidon
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
In Need of a Divine Hug: The Embrace of the Sukkah
This year, we should learn to experience the embrace of Sukkot by embracing one another, knowing that God is reaching out to embrace us, too.
Rabbi Corey Helfand
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Welcoming Special Ushpizin for Sukkot This Year (5785)
This year, as we feel as fragile as the Sukkah itself, we offer a framework for Sukkot and Ushpizin – our Exalted Sanctified Guests.
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
September 20, 2024
Holidays
Observing Sukkot
Balance Espiritual y Arrepentimiento
Fasting, praying, and ancient rituals invite and inspire us to begin Ḥeshbon Hanefesh and perform sincere Teshuvah.
Rabbina Judy Nowominski
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Spiritual Balance and Teshuvah
Fasting, praying, and ancient rituals invite and inspire us to begin Ḥeshbon Hanefesh and perform sincere Teshuvah.
Rabbina Judy Nowominski
,
Rabbi Leandro Galanternik
September 20, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Sovereign of All the Earth: The Meaning of the Malkhuyot
Acknowledging God’s sovereignty marks our responsibility toward all of life, through which the one creative, life-sustaining spirit flows.
Rabbi Jonathan Wittenberg
September 19, 2024
Climate and Environment
High Holidays
The Binding of Isaac: What Does God Want?
How might we make meaning of the Binding of Isaac, a troubling, watershed story that shakes us to our core? What can we learn?
Rabbi Nelly Altenburger
September 19, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
A New Year Filled With Hope
Tradition reminds me that even if I don't feel hope now, it's still here. Maybe it isn't present right now, maybe we will find it.
Rabbi Idit Lev
September 19, 2024
Elul
High Holidays
שנה חדשה מלאה תקוה
המסורת מזכירה לי שאפילו שאני לא מרגישה את התקווה עכשיו - היא איפשהו כאן. ואולי היא נוכחת כרגע, אולי נמצא אותה.
Rabbi Idit Lev
September 19, 2024
Elul
High Holidays
7 Things To Do During The Yom Kippur Prayers
Yom Kippur is 25 hours of fasting, hundreds of prayers, and thousands of words. Here are 7 things you can do to make it more ...
Rabbi Josh Weiner
September 19, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
High Holiday Liturgy: Making Meaning from the Metaphors for God
By understanding the nuance of Divine justice, we are given a powerful model for healthier relationships in the human realm.
Rabbi Amalya Volz
September 18, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Holding Both Joy and Sorrow
Our hearts are big enough to hold all the emotions we feel during this holiday season, as we pray, eat, and observe the holidays together.
Rabbi Jeremy Markiz
September 17, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
How To Live A Morally Good Life
The moral life, with its choices, its responsibilities, its missteps, and its modes of repair, is an integral part of what it means to be ...
Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff, Ph.D.
September 17, 2024
Ethics
High Holidays
How to Prevent High Holiday Burnout
The delicate balancing act of celebrating and observing the High Holidays can be mixed with a bit of overwhelm. Here's what you can do.
Rabbi Amy Grossblatt Pessah
September 17, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
Davening with Leonard Cohen
A rockstar-poet-monk and a humble Jew, a roshi and just another rabbi. In some moments, we trade places, imagining what could have been.
Rabbi Mordechai Rackover
September 17, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
The Power of Memory-Making
Memory-making, the way we tell ourselves our story, the way we frame our history, offers the opportunity to give us power and, ultimately, hope.
Rabbi Jacob Blumenthal
September 17, 2024
High Holidays
Holidays
What Does it Mean to Dwell in the Sukkah?
Living in the Sukkah can mean just living in an outdoor hut for a week, but it can also bring so much more meaning into ...
Rabbi Rebecca Rosenthal
September 22, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Why Do We Read Jonah On Yom Kippur?
With lessons on failure, the value of admitting our mistakes, and allowing ourselves and others to apologize, the Book of Jonah has much to teach ...
Rabbi Allan Berkowitz
September 22, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays
Are There Only Ten Days of Repentance Each Year?
Teshuvah in the 10 days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur are sacred days, but what about the days before and beyond those?
Risa Finkelstein Sugarman
September 19, 2022
High Holidays
Holidays