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Tag: Yom Kippur

Assert Your Authority

Assert Your Authority

Posted on October 9, 2011January 3, 2012 by Adina Allen
If on Rosh HaShanah we gain a picture of what can happen when we submit blindly to authority, Yom Kippur is our opportunity to choose another path.... Read More
Some Thoughts As We Approach Yom Kippur

Some Thoughts As We Approach Yom Kippur

Posted on October 8, 2011October 8, 2011 by Lauren Tuchman
Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. Yom Kippur is one of the most widely observed of Jewish holidays, marked by a solemn, 25-hour fast and abstinence from w... Read More
A Prayer for the Opening of Gates (in the Middle East)

A Prayer for the Opening of Gates (in the Middle East)

Posted on September 27, 2011September 29, 2011 by Ela Merom
Awareness of insecurity and surrender to it can soften us to let Eternity in, can humble us enough to receive that which is beyond our false sense of control. This is what The Days of Awe, and the Jew... Read More
Moving Toward Forgiveness and Justice, with Love

Moving Toward Forgiveness and Justice, with Love

Posted on August 15, 2011August 14, 2011 by Yaira Robinson
This year, as I engage more fully in preparing, ultimately, to stand before God on Yom Kippur, how do I approach this task with mercy and justice, and move toward forgiveness?... Read More
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