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This alternative Haftarah for Rosh Hashanah used in Reform Judaism describes a Tishrei observance

The emergence of Jewish history--part one.

The emergence of Jewish history--part two.

The Jewish experience between 1914 and 1948 begins and ends with war. In 1914, WWI began, a watershed in both European and Jewish history, as it marked the end of four great empires: the Tsarist, Ottoman, Austro-Hungarian, and German Reich.

Selling the tools of violence to people prone to violence violates the biblical prohibition of "setting a stumbling block before the blind."

Theft in Jewish Law. Business Ethics and Jewish Law. Jewish Business Ethics. Jewish Work and Commerce.

Non-disclosure, conflict of interest, easy credit all violate the biblical injunction not to

Insider trading--using privileged knowledge for profit in the stock market--violates many Jewish principles.

Shortchanging a customer in weight or measure, even mere possession of defective weights or measures, is a punishable offense -- and a moral failing.

European influence in the Middle East.

The renewed interest in Jewish mysticism can partially be attributed to a renewed interest in non-traditional spirituality.

In the last three decades, Jewish mysticism has gone from an underground discipline to a mass phenomenon.