High Holiday Reflections

Enrich your experience of the Yamim Nora’im with insights from JTS scholars, students, and alumni.
Download Glimmers of Light: Reflections on Hope for the Days of Awe 5785, a curated collection of commentaries by JTS faculty, students, and alumni offering insights into the text, liturgy, and themes of the High Holidays are helping them navigate the challenges of this moment. Designed for printing and bringing to services.

Elul: A Time to Prepare
Getting Ready for the High Holy Days
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Teshuvah
A Return and Repentance
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Forgiving
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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Chanting the High Holidays
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.
Explore JTS’s full archive of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur insights.