High Holiday Reflections

Shabbat Shuvah | Rosh Hashanah Yom Kippur By : The Jewish Theological Seminary

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

Teshuvah

A Return and Repentance

Forgiving

Forgiving oneself and others

Rosh Hashanah Liturgy

Scholarly approaches to the New Year

Yom Kippur Liturgy

New Insight into Enduring Ritual

High Holiday Webinars

JTS Faculty offer Insight into the Hagim

Rosh Hashanah Torah Reading

Parshat Vayera

Shabbat Shuvah Torah Readings

Vayeilekh and Ha’azinu

Yom Kippur Torah Reading

Parshat Aharei Mot

Chanting the High Holidays

Trope for the Days of Awe

Treasures from the JTS Library

Explore Centuries of High Holiday Celebration

Time Capsule

What did JTS scholars say about historical events as they happened?

The 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.