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Yom Kippur & Kapparot
-For most Jews, Yom Kippur presents an especially sharp contrast between how things are supposed to be, and how they ...
My Stomach: My Ruler, My King
Like many Jews, I have stomach problems. Fortunately for most people, their problems aren’t as severe as mine. For three ...
Next Year in Jerusalem
At the end of the neilah, the final part of the Yom Kippur service, we say b’shana haba b’yerushaleym, next ...
Invite Only
The High Holidays can prove to be spiritually lacking, particularly for those of us who spend everyday surrounded by Judaism. ...
Shana Tova, Ima
Since the beginning of Elul I’ve been participating in a project that has surprised and delighted me every step of ...
Reviewing the Rabbi
Jews tend to be critical of High Holidays services, particularly when it comes to the performance of the rabbi. Quite ...
True Joy, Through Water
Canfei Nesharim, a terrific organization that works to inspire the Orthodox Jewish community to understand and act on the relationship ...
I’m too poor to daven these days.
From Craig’s List via Gawker:Come celebrate the Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement with New York’s most elite Jews. ...
What Not To Wear?
The high holidays are just around the corner. For many people, this is the only time during the year that ...
Today’s Jewel of Elul — The Sign
Todays Jewel of Elul from Craig and Co. is by Harriet Rossetto, the founder of Beit T’shuvah, the first and ...
Michael Vick Does Teshuva
It’s Elul for Michael Vick, too. After pleading guilty to charges related to his involvement in dogfighting, Vick gave a ...
Today’s Jewel of Elul — Teach Them To Swim
Today’s Jewel of Elul from Craig and Co. is by Jerome Groopman, a professor of medicine at Harvard and a ...