High Holiday Recipes
High Holiday Feature
High Holidays
Participate in one of our renowned, interactive High Holiday Beginners Service programs or workshops this holiday season. We’ll help you host a program with our comprehensive materials and videos or find one to attend.
Rosh Hoshana
The Jewish New Year starts with a celebration of the very creation of the world and a recognition of humankind’s relationship to the Creator.
Yom Kippur
The High Holidays culminate with The Day of Atonement.
There is a mysticism in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day.
Articles
Browse our collection of High Holiday Jewish Treats, filled with interesting stories and articles about Jewish histories and traditions.
Holiday Workshops on Zoom
Holiday Workshops with Rabbi Buchwald
Get ready for Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Sukkot with three exciting Zoom workshops, led by Rabbi Buchwald!
Sept. 15, 2020 - 7:00PM EDT
Make Rosh Hashana Come Alive!
Join Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald for an exciting one hour Rosh Hashana Prayer Workshop on Tuesday evening, September 15th, at 7pm EDT on Zoom to help us prepare for the holiday. Explore the significance of the shofar, the impactful Torah readings and develop a greater appreciation for some of the most significant prayers.
Sept. 22, 2020 - 7:00PM EDT
Demystify Yom Kippur!
Rabbi Buchwald will lead an enriching one hour Yom Kippur Prayer Workshop on Tuesday evening, September 22nd, at 7pm EDT on Zoom. Delve into the underlying significance of Yom Kippur, learn how one can achieve repentance and explore the meaning of the some of the most significant prayers.
Sept. 29, 2020 - 7:00PM EDT
The Joyous Festival of Sukkot!
Join Rabbi Buchwald for an uplifting one hour Sukkot Workshop on Tuesday evening, September 29th, at 7pm EDT on Zoom to help us prepare for the holiday of Sukkot. Learn the beautiful symbolism of the four species, what constitutes a Sukkah and develop a whole new understanding of the joyous celebration that is Sukkot.
High Holidays
Participate in one of our renowned, interactive High Holiday Beginners Service programs or workshops this holiday season. We’ll help you host a program with our comprehensive materials and videos or find one to attend.
Rosh Hoshana
The Jewish New Year starts with a celebration of the very creation of the world and a recognition of humankind’s relationship to the Creator.
Yom Kippur
The High Holidays culminate with The Day of Atonement.
There is a mysticism in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day.
Articles
Browse our collection of High Holiday Jewish Treats, filled with interesting stories and articles about Jewish histories and traditions.
High Holiday 101 Web Series
High Holiday 101
Web Series
NJOP’s High Holidays 101 web series features Rabbi Ephraim Z. Buchwald, Founder and Director of NJOP, as he answers six important questions people often ask about the High Holidays. You can find links to each of the topics below.
High Holidays
Participate in one of our renowned, interactive High Holiday Beginners Service programs or workshops this holiday season. We’ll help you host a program with our comprehensive materials and videos or find one to attend.
Rosh Hoshana
The Jewish New Year starts with a celebration of the very creation of the world and a recognition of humankind’s relationship to the Creator.
Yom Kippur
The High Holidays culminate with The Day of Atonement.
There is a mysticism in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day.
Articles
Browse our collection of High Holiday Jewish Treats, filled with interesting stories and articles about Jewish histories and traditions.
Happy 5781 From NJOP
Happy 5781 From NJOP
May this Year Usher in the Dawn of Peace and Tranquility
“Kee hinei ka’chomer b’yad ha’yotzer, like the clay in the hand of the potter…”
These are the words that echo on the night of Yom Kippur as part of the stirring liturgy. Notwithstanding all of the trials and tribulations that swirl around us at this time, we still sense, from a place deep inside of us, that it is the Al-mighty to whom we must turn to for our salvation. He is always there, patiently awaiting our repentance, our return.
With the tragic onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we all realize that this last year has been unlike any in memory. No community has escaped unscathed. Virtually every business, including NJOP, has been severely challenged during these trying times. Hopefully, we have learned to approach life with greater humility, with a clearer appreciation that it is not we who are in control, but, rather, the Al-mighty.
That is not to say that we are powerless. To the contrary, we have each been blessed with the freedom to choose and the freedom to grow. It is this freedom and inner creativity that has allowed NJOP to flourish over the past 32, almost 33, years.
As a result, NJOP has received a constant flow of wonderful and uplifting feedback, letting us know how our NJOP programs have given people the opportunity to grow Jewishly.
Click here to read our full letter containing the inspirational stories of Jeff R. and Michael P.
You, our dear supporters, have been there for NJOP through thick and thin. Without you, people like Jeff R. and Michael P. might never have found their way back or their way in. Without you, we might never have taught 250,000 to read Hebrew and welcomed over 1.1 million to SHABBAT ACROSS AMERICA programs.
With your continued partnership and most generous support to help NJOP move forward, we trust that despite these difficult and challenging times, we will together succeed to awaken even more Jews across North America, to inspire them to explore and experience Jewish living and become more actively engaged in Jewish life.
Wishing you a healthy and happy New Year. Shanah Tova.
With best wishes,
Ephraim Z. Buchwald
PS: None of NJOP’s successes would have been possible without your steadfast and exceptionally generous support throughout the years. We trust that you will continue to support NJOP’s vital work going forward.
High Holiday Essentials
September 19 - 20, 2020
High Holiday Essentials
Essential resources to celebrate Rosh Hashana, a commemoration of the creation of the world and humankind’s relationship to the Creator, culminating in the Day of Atonement that is Yom Kippur.
Complete Guide to Rosh Hashana
NJOP and our social media brand Jewish Treats are excited to introduce our Jewish Treats Complete Guide to Rosh Hashana- your online resource to the Jewish New Year.
Jewish Treats Complete Guide to Rosh Hashana eBook is designed to engage and inspire those who are active in the social media universe. Easily downloadable for even those who are not very computer savvy, NJOP’s eBook makes the customs and traditions associated with Rosh Hashana both accessible and meaningful. This very contemporary guide provides in-depth explanations, delicious recipes and personal inspirational thoughts and experiences associated with Rosh Hashana. Jewish Treats Complete Guide to Rosh Hashana eBook is an invaluable tool for all Jews, especially those who may never have experienced the majesty and inspirational nature of Rosh Hashana.
High Holiday Resources
High Holiday Programs
Join or partner with us in one of our renowned High Holiday programs.
High Holiday Prayer Workshop
The High Holiday Prayer Workshop (HHPW) is designed for those who seek meaning in a service they find difficult to relate to and hard to understand. Based on the Abridged Beginners Service, the Prayer Workshop…
COVID-19 | Program Status
Out of an abundance of caution due to the spread of the Coronavirus and heeding the recommendation of medical professionals to forgo large gatherings for the time being, NJOP will not be going forward with our High Holiday Beginners Service programs this year. We hope to reinstate the initiative in future years. We pray for the speedy and complete recovery of all those who have contracted the virus and the safety of all others.
Thank you for your understanding.
Send us message to have us contact you about running any of our High Holiday programs or call 1-800-44-HEBREW.
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur
The Day of Atonement begins at sunset. There is a mysticism in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day.
The Sabbath of Sabbaths
The tenth day of the seventh month (Tishrei), Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, begins at sunset on the previous day. There is something mystical about Yom Kippur in that almost all Jews recognize the holiness of the day: On Yom Kippur, G-d graces the world with amnesty – all one needs to do is to come and ask for it.
When we spend the day talking with G-d, we are discussing, privately, all the things for which we need such amnesty, thereby cleansing ourselves and helping us recognize how we can improve our lives. In fact, the holiday is structured for us to build towards this connection with our inner-selves and with G-d.
High Holiday Videos
High Holiday Programs
Join or partner with us in one of our renowned High Holiday programs.
High Holiday Prayer Workshop
The High Holiday Prayer Workshop (HHPW) is designed for those who seek meaning in a service they find difficult to relate to and hard to understand. Based on the Abridged Beginners Service, the Prayer Workshop…
COVID-19 | Program Status
Out of an abundance of caution due to the spread of the Coronavirus and heeding the recommendation of medical professionals to forgo large gatherings for the time being, NJOP will not be going forward with our High Holiday Beginners Service programs this year. We hope to reinstate the initiative in future years. We pray for the speedy and complete recovery of all those who have contracted the virus and the safety of all others.
Thank you for your understanding.
Send us message to have us contact you about running any of our High Holiday programs or call 1-800-44-HEBREW.