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Short Films:
High Holidays |
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My Life List
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Things to do while you're alive. |
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Rosh Hashana Dreaming
by Rabbi Shaul Rosenblatt
God is offering another year of life. What are we going to do with it? |
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The Cry of the Shofar
by Sherri Mandell
From the narrow opening of the shofar, comes the wide expanse of relief. |
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Facing the CEO_
by Rabbi Yerachmiel Milstein
Renewing your contract for the upcoming year. |
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Mission Possible
by Jonathan Rosenblum
There can be no greater joy than successfully answering the question, "Who are you?" |
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Symbolism of the Shofar
by Rabbi Shraga Simmons
The shofar is the quintessential symbol of Rosh Hashana. Is it just a primitive trumpet? Or is there a much greater story to be told? |
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ABC's of Rosh Hashana
by Research from Rabbi Moshe Lazerus
The opportunity of Rosh Hashana is too important to leave things to chance. Here's a handy checklist of what you'll need to know. |
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New Beginnings
by Dina Coopersmith
Rosh Hashana presents a puzzle. It is a celebration of a New Year and a fearsome day of judgment at the same time. How are we to understand this contradiction? |
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Who is God to Judge?
by Rabbi David Aaron
I often felt resentful toward God, until I discovered that Rosh Hashana is about empowerment, not guilt. |
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Climbing to the Top
by Emuna Braverman
Answering Rosh Hashana's question: Did you do as much as you could with the gifts the Almighty gave you? |
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For God's Sake_
by Rabbi Benjamin Blech
The challenge of our age: not to desecrate God's holy name with acts that profane all that He stands for. |
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Rosh Hashana and Money_
by Emuna Braverman
On Rosh Hashana, our income is determined for the upcoming year. And no amount of cheating, extortion, or other ethical lapses will ultimately change it. |
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The Sound of Freedom
by Rabbi Doniel Baron
The primal cry of the shofar expresses the deepest core of a person that words alone cannot reach. |
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Apples and Honey
by Rabbi Berel Wein
Discovering the traditional origins and meaning of Rosh Hashana's most famous foods. |
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Hiding from God
by Rabbi Nechemia Coopersmith
Who is the master of your universe? A Rosh Hashana meditation. |
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Preparing for Trial
by Riva Pomerantz
What the Supreme Court confirmation hearings can teach us about Rosh Hashana. |
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Go for the Gold
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Achieving your personal victory this Rosh Hashana. |
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Fit for a King
by Rebbetzin Tzipporah Heller
God never gives up on us. He judges us on Rosh Hashana because He believes in our ability to transcend our blockages. |
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Nine Plus One
by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman
What does the biblical law of animal tithing have to do with Rosh Hashana? Everything. |
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The Human Touch
by Dr. Jackie Yaris
A letter jolted me out of my complacency, reminding me that real change is truly possible. |
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Why Round Challah?
by Aliza Bulow
Some surprising spiritual insights from the Rosh Hashana challah. |
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Micros and Macros_
by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz
What's the difference between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur? And how do we face the challenges of these most significant days? |
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The New New Year_
by Emuna Braverman
Do you arrive at Rosh Hashanah stunned to discover that you're making the same resolutions as the year before? Here's how to break the pattern. |
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Blasting the Worm
by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon
Being hit with a major computer virus is no way to start the NewYear...or is it? |
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That's Just How I Am
by Rabbi Aharon Feldman
Free choice is the uniquely human trait. Tapping into this power is a primary goal of the High Holidays. |
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Pursuits and Consequences
by Rabbi Stephen Baars
Setting goals and achieving them are essential for a healthy soul. Here's some thoughts on how to do it. |
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Taking Responsibility
by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkowitz
Part of Rosh Hashana is the realization that life is passing you by and it's not going to wait for you. We can escape that reality... or face up to it. The choice is yours. |
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Inner Space
by Rabbi Yonason Goldson
The secret foundation of life and its message for the New Year. |
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Why Judgment
by Rabbi Noson Weisz
On Rosh Hashana, the Day of Judgment, we don't spend the day pleading for our lives to be spared. Why not? |
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The World Changed. Did I?
by Mitch Mandell
This past year forced us to ask the question, "What am I willing to die for?" Living with that answer will bring lasting change. |
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Revolutionary Shofar
by Tzvi Gluckin
Amidst the symbolic foods and the blasting shofar, one young man discovers the key to global unity. |
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Mystical Autumn Leaves_
by Rabbi Boruch Leff
As the trees shed their leaves, I search for a kabbalistic understanding: Why did God create a world where I need to do all this raking? |
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Shabbat Shalom Weekly
by Rabbi Kalman Packouz
Rosh Hashanah is the opportunity to renew the dream of what life can be -- to come home to our true path, to fulfill our potential. |
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Creating Your World Anew
by Marshall Roth
If we choose reality, God grants us a year of life. He very much wants us to succeed. But we must choose it on our own. |
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The Fast of Gedalia
by Rabbi Aryeh Leib Nivin and Rabbi Shraga Simmons
One day after Rosh Hashana is a fast day, commemorating a tragedy in Jewish history. What relevance does it have for us in the 21st century? |
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Becoming You
by David Sacks
On Rosh Hashana, we pledge not to remain a cheap imitation of our 'old self.' |
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All About Tashlich
by Rabbi Elozor Barclay and Rabbi Yitzchok Jaeger
Cast your baggage into the river. |
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