Posts Tagged ‘high holy days’
The Jewish Musuem Gets a Facelift
A sculpture by Anish Kapoor. Maybe you’re going to Israel for the high holy days, and if you’re not, maybe you should. The Jewish Museum has undergone major renovations, with fewer items on display, more room to view them and more explanations and information. The museum has the original shofar, a set of bull horns [...]
A Brief History of Jews In NYC
Jews have long been an important demographic in New York. A huge influx of Jews immigrated in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The tenements of the Lower East Side was where most Jews called homes, establishing what today are nationally recognized landmarks – Katz’s Deli, for example. Most of these Jews were Eastern [...]
A Rosh Hashanah History
With Rosh Hashanah about two months away, it’s important to learn about our high holidays. Rosh Hashanah means literally “head of the year.” Jews believe either literally or symbolically that this high holiday commemorates the beginning of the world. The Mishnah, the oral text of the Torah, refers to this day as the day of [...]
The Lulav and the Etrog
The high holidays are just a couple of months away. There’s no better way to celebrate than to be prepared in advance. So today we’re going to explore two items that have a lot of importance to the Jewish new year: the etrog and the lulav. The lulav, often accompanied by its buddy the etrog, [...]
