High Holiday Reflections

EXPLORE THESE SOURCES FROM JTS SCHOLARS, STUDENTS, AND ALUMNI
TO ENRICH THE YAMIM NORA’IM.
Chancellor Shuly Rubin Schwatz’s High Holiday Message for 5783

Elul: A Time of Preparation
Getting Ready for the High Holy Days
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Teshuvah
A Return and Repentance
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Forgiveness
Forgiving oneself and others
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Rosh Hashanah Liturgy
Scholarly approaches to the New Year
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Yom Kippur Liturgy
New Insight into Enduring Ritual
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High Holiday Webinars
JTS Faculty offer Insight into the Hagim
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Rosh Hashanah Torah Reading
Parshat Vayera
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Shabbat Shuvah Torah Readings
Vayeilekh and Ha’azinu
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Yom Kippur Torah Reading
Parshat Aharei Mot
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High Holiday Cantillation
Trope for the Days of Awe
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Treasures from the JTS Library
Explore Centuries of High Holiday Celebration
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Time Capsule
What did JTS scholars say about historical events as they happened?
Learn MoreThe 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.
Discover the full archive of JTS Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur materials