Rabbi Avi Weiss offers a meditation on the Unetaneh Tokef prayer as the 25th anniversary of 9/11 falls on Rosh Hashanah this year.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman on why Judaism insists we can change, and what Abraham’s final test teaches about discipline going into the new year.

Joseph Milstein on why Macklemore’s repeat MetLife Stadium speeches turned a paid Ed Sheeran concert into a political rally the crowd never chose.

Two Clifton Park Chabad CTeen members returned from a summer trip through Holocaust sites in Poland and modern Israel.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman on the Chasidic parable of the King in the Field, and what should really drive us through the Days of Awe.

Mitchell Bard argues Trump’s Gaza peace plan overlooks a crucial piece: reforming Palestinian schools that still teach incitement and hatred.

Zelenskyy awarded Sharansky Ukraine’s Order of Merit for his Holocaust memory and outreach work.

A 98-year-old Holocaust survivor’s open letter urges Jewish students returning to campus to stand proudly and never let hatred define them.

Alan Koslow’s weekly guide to Capital Region campus events, with TOPOS 2026 at EMPAC, Natalie Merchant at UAlbany, and Opalka’s First Friday.

In Wildwood, N.J., a century-old synagogue rooted in a Jewish farming colony welcomes members, visitors and neighbors of every faith.