High Holiday Reflections

Shabbat Shuvah | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur By :  The Jewish Theological Seminary

Enrich your experience of the Yamim Nora’im with insights from JTS scholars, students, and alumni.


Download Choice and Change: Reflections on the High Holidays from JTS, a curated collection of commentaries by JTS faculty and staff offering insights into the text, liturgy, and themes of the High Holidays. Designed for printing and bringing to services.


Elul: A Time to Prepare

Elul: A Time to Prepare

Getting Ready for the High Holy Days

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Teshuvah

Teshuvah

A Return and Repentance

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Forgiving

Forgiving

Forgiving oneself and others

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Rosh Hashanah Liturgy

Rosh Hashanah Liturgy

Scholarly approaches to the New Year

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Yom Kippur Liturgy

Yom Kippur Liturgy

New Insight into Enduring Ritual

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High Holiday Webinars

High Holiday Webinars

JTS Faculty offer Insight into the Hagim

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Rosh Hashanah Torah Reading

Rosh Hashanah Torah Reading

Parshat Vayera

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Shabbat Shuvah Torah Readings

Shabbat Shuvah Torah Readings

Vayeilekh and Ha’azinu

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Yom Kippur Torah Reading

Yom Kippur Torah Reading

Parshat Aharei Mot

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Chanting the High Holidays

Chanting the High Holidays

Trope for the Days of Awe

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Treasures from the JTS Library

Treasures from the JTS Library

Explore Centuries of High Holiday Celebration

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Time Capsule

Time Capsule

What did JTS scholars say about historical events as they happened?

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The images on this page are illuminations from the Esslingen Mahzor, the first dated Hebrew manuscript from Germany, which is part of the JTS Library Special Collections. You can learn more here about the intriguing history of the Esslingen Mahzor.

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