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High Holidays

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu seen at a ceremony at Mount Herzl, for the Ethiopian Jews who died while making their way to Israel. May 14, 2026. (Gil Yohanan/POOL)
May 15, 2026, 1:43 am
Netanyahu said seeking to dissuade Haredi parties from backing September elections date
PM reportedly cites need to focus on Iran war; government said to be planning 5-year program to support ultra-Orthodox community; poll again predicts inconclusive elections
By Stav Levaton, Rossella Tercatin and Sam Sokol
The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed in 1415, is set to go on auction on February 5, 2026.(Courtesy of Sotheby’s)
February 5, 2026, 4:13 pm
Rare 15th-century prayer book looted by Nazis expected to fetch millions at auction
Rothschild Vienna Mahzor, completed five years before community’s destruction, going under hammer after being returned to heirs in 2023; expected to sell for $5-7 million
By Rossella Tercatin
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani holds a campaign event with the healthcare worker's union on September 24, 2025, outside of St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx borough of New York City. (Stephanie Keith/Getty Images/AFP)
September 26, 2025, 7:10 pm
Rep. Jerry Nadler’s NYC synagogue rebuffs claims Mamdani will attend Yom Kippur services
Anti-Israel mayoral candidate faces criticism even as he joins City Comptroller Brad Lander’s progressive, pro-Palestinian congregation on Rosh Hashanah
By Grace Gilson
New books out for the High Holidays in 2025 include ones about celebrations in Hong Kong and Uganda. (Collage by Ilana Zahavy via JTA)
September 23, 2025, 1:04 am
New High Holidays children’s books take place in Uganda, Hong Kong and a Sephardic home
This new crop of kids titles is perfect for this time of celebration and reflection, starting anew and welcoming guests
By Penny Schwartz
A collage of events that happened in the past year, 5785. (JTA illustration by Grace Yagel)
September 22, 2025, 4:49 pm
What are Jews in the pews most hungry to hear this new year? Rabbis weigh in
In a time of turmoil in the United States and Israel, clergy offer High Holiday messages of hope and resilience
By Andrew Silow-Carroll
Israeli security forces operate in the West Bank city of Nablus, August 27, 2025. (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)
September 21, 2025, 6:32 am
IDF to deploy reinforcements in West Bank in preparation for Jewish holiday season
Additional companies to remain deployed until mid-October, bolstering Judea and Samaria Division to equivalent of 23 battalions
By Emanuel Fabian
Illustrative: Police officers stand watch outside the United Synagogue of Hoboken, New Jersey, November 3, 2022. (AP Photo/Ryan Kryska, File)
September 20, 2025, 9:47 am
For many American Jews, High Holidays will be a mix of anxiety and determination
Rabbis across US contend with diverse opinions and security fears following series of attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets: ‘There’s no doubt this is a very precarious moment’
By David Crary
Illustrative: Travelers at Ben Gurion International Airport on July 21, 2025. (Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
September 14, 2025, 2:07 pm
Ahead of holidays, Israel warns of Iran-backed terror threats to Israelis and Jews abroad
National Security Council assessment says Iran, Hamas, Hezbollah and other groups remain motivated to target Jews, Israelis; singles out October 7 anniversary
By Nava Freiberg
Passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, August 8, 2025. (Rachel Alroey/Flash90)
September 5, 2025, 9:00 am
Some airlines return to Israeli skies, but prices soar amid peak High Holiday demand
Round-trips to NY cost almost $3,000 even with Delta resuming Tel Aviv route, as Ben Gurion Airport traffic nears prewar levels and other foreign carriers delay service
By Sharon Wrobel
Orthodox Jews pray at the gravestone of Rabbi Nachman, the great grandson of the founder of Hasidic movement, to mark the Jewish new year in the town of Uman, Ukraine, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
August 26, 2025, 1:56 am
Haredi lawmakers pressing PM to allow draft dodgers to fly abroad for High Holidays
Deri aims to lift travel ban on draft evaders so they can make annual Ukraine pilgrimage; Goldknopf wants them to be able to visit NY, calling trips a ‘sublime spiritual experience’
By Rossella Tercatin and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Members of the Florida Army National Guard check for any remaining residents in nearly deserted Bradenton Beach, where piles of debris from Hurricane Helene flooding still sits outside damaged homes ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Milton, October 8, 2024, on Anna Maria Island, Florida. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
October 9, 2024, 4:45 pm
As Florida braces for Hurricane Milton, rabbi defies evacuation order so he can help
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz of Fort Myers plans to host Yom Kippur services as local Jewish leaders try to negotiate the holiday amid the storm’s dangers
By Jackie Hajdenberg
Illustrative: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, at podium, addresses community members and other local, state law enforcement officials in a town hall on antisemitic violence at YULA Boys High School in Los Angeles, February 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
October 4, 2024, 3:54 am
Hezbollah crisis adds to threats facing Diaspora Jews over High Holidays, experts say
Amid the Israel-Hamas conflict and ahead of the anniversary of Oct. 7, Jewish communities take precautions against terror retaliation, anti-Israel protests and far-right attackers
By Ron Kampeas
Illustrative: European diplomats visit the largely-empty city of Kiryat Shmona, July 11, 2024. (Lazar Berman/Times of Israel)
October 3, 2024, 4:04 pm
Israel’s 68,000 evacuees mark the Jewish new year wondering when they will return home
In the year since the Oct. 7 massacre, near-daily attacks by Hezbollah have left the lives of displaced northern residents in limbo. And now the conflict is intensifying
By Deborah Danan
Daniel Gammerman gathers prayer items that he will use to privately worship at home during the Jewish High Holy Days, Thursday, September 26, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
October 2, 2024, 10:54 pm
Feeling out of place at synagogue, Orthodox LGBTQ Jews make their own spaces
Eshel, a US-based organization focused on LGBTQ Orthodox communities, finds that after coming out, people often wonder if they still belong in the spaces they were raised in
By María Teresa Hernández
Craig Berko, director of membership at Temple Beth Sholom, prepares to hand out prayer books during a Shabbat service, September 27, 2024, in Miami Beach, Florida. (AP/Wilfredo Lee)
October 1, 2024, 9:44 am
US Jews report ‘difficult time’ as High Holidays and October 7 anniversary coincide
At peak of religious calendar, synagogues to commemorate deadly Hamas attack on Israel, amid rising antisemitism and pain over ongoing war, remaining hostages
By AP and ToI Staff
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