Rosh Hashanah Last Minute Tips

Free and Low Cost Services
In case you misplaced the link I sent you for where to go in the bay area for free or low cost services here it is again.


Streaming Services
Can’t get out of the house? You can also stream services from a number of shuls. My Jewish Learning has provided this list of shuls nationally. (By the time you read this they may or may not have corrected the Los Gatos synagogue’s name. The correct name is Shir Hadash.)

Spicier Rosh Hashanah Fare
If you are like my Misrachi sister-in-law and can’t stand all that white Ashenazi food don’t despair. You can get recipes from other Jewish communities that are more colorful and more spicy.
Here’s a Persian Date Cake I want to try.

Here is JIMENA*’s recipe archive for Rosh Hashanah.
*Jews Indigenous to the Middle East and North Africa


Explaining Rosh Hashanah to non-Jewish Friends and Co-workers
Here’s a nice short post from the Coffee Shop rabbi to help you articulate why you are taking time off for the holiday and what you’ll be doing.
A Rosh Hashanah Letter to My Christian Friends