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I challenge you to focus on the positives

(Kveller via JTA) – Two essential parts of preparing for Rosh Hashanah, our clean slate for the year, are+ asking forgiveness from anyone we wronged and making a list (mental or … more

Nina Badzin | 9/16/16

Rosh Hashanah: A time to remake ourselves

In the article “ABC’s of Rosh Hashanah,” found on Aish.com, Rabbi Shraga Simmons writes, “A key component of Rosh Hashanah preparation is to ask forgiveness from anyone we may … more

Patricia Raskin | 9/16/16

It’s the season of honey

BY We use it in our cooking, as a sweetener and we can find it in our beauty supplies. We even use it as a nickname. Honey even has been used for treating diseases and other medical … more

STEPHANIE ROSS | 9/16/16

Why the new year is a time for saying ‘thank you’ to interfaith families

BY CLEVELAND (JTA) – Thank you: two simple words with tremendous meaning. Thank you for being part of our community. Thank you for raising your children with us. Thank you for being … more

MELINDA MERSACK | 9/16/16

6 new children’s books for the Jewish New Year

JTA – Get ready: 5777 is arriving soon. And a new Jewish year means a fresh crop of top-notch Jewish books for kids. This year, not one but two new Rosh Hashanah books are … more

PENNY SCHWARTZ | 9/16/16

At last: The easiest Rosh Hashanah dinner ever

(JTA) – Some people take great pride and pleasure in planning their Rosh Hashanah menus for weeks or months in advance, chugging away at kugels and cakes and soup to put in the freezer. I … more

SHANNON SARNA | 9/16/16

Celebrity chefs share their Rosh Hashanah favorites

JTA – Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, gives Jews a sense of change and new beginnings. One of the ways to signal this renewal and optimism is to engage our senses: We listen to … more

BETH KISSILEFF | 9/16/16

We need to stop overcooking for the holidays

(Kveller via JTA) – As a young woman at Jewish holiday tables, I never felt comfortable with being the “woman in charge” of cooking. I associated that role with overcooking (too … more

KENDEN ALFOND | 9/16/16

Patty Harwood and Neal Drobnis, of Jewish Family Service.

Board members meeting has a unique twist

The Jewish Alliance board of directors began the year with aunique meeting hosted by new board chair Mitzi Berkelhammer on Sept. 8. By the end of the evening, the group had raised $181,000 to … more

JEWISH ALLIANCE STAFF | 9/16/16

10 signs you’re an ‘older’ Jewish mom

(Kveller via JTA) – The average age of childbearing in the United States is 26. For Jews, it’s a few years higher. Some of us Jewish moms, however, had our children significantly later … more

YVETTE ALT MILLER | 9/16/16