This year, Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, starts on the evening of September 22. The following week, Jews around the world will be observing Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, just a few days before the two-year anniversary of the October 7 attack in Israel.
Our High Holiday experiences will likely always be steeped with memories and reminders of that attack. This year, our hearts and minds are still focused on the ongoing war, the hostages we’re still missing and the reverberations that continue to be felt through the Jewish community.
If you’re looking to incorporate and acknowledge this painful anniversary into your celebration at home — be it your Rosh Hashanah dinner, your meal before the Yom Kippur fast or a lunch in your sukkah — we’ve created a document to help and inspire. It includes six meaningful ways to observe the anniversary of October 7 at home, from additional blessings, dishes and rituals, to poems you can recite and music you can play.
We wish you a meaningful High Holiday season.
