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Teshuvah / Repentance
Sep 29, 2017 By Joanna Katz | Commentary | Yom Kippur
“What you can change is looking at and approaching the things in your life differently.”
“This Elul, I have had an opportunity to examine and reexamine my life so I might do things differently.”
“All the teshuvah work we do is inner work; the system does not care about the work we have done.”
“I want to be a better person.”
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The Art of Fly Fishing and Teshuvah
Oct 11, 2016 By Arnold M. Eisen | Commentary | Yom Kippur
I went fly fishing this summer with my son and a very patient instructor, and came away with three lessons directly relevant to the work of teshuvah.
First, fly fishing is hard, very hard, and if my skill at casting that day is any indication, it’s unlikely I will ever be very good at it.
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Is This the Fast I Desire?
Oct 11, 2016 By Julia Andelman | Commentary | Yom Kippur
When I was a congregational rabbi, my practice was to offer a sermon on Yom Kippur morning relating to social justice. I would raise an issue of ethical concern in the world; share my reading of what Jewish texts and tradition had to say on the matter; and suggest actions for individuals and for the community.
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The Bluebird Inside Our Hearts
Oct 7, 2016 By Marcus Mordecai Schwartz | Commentary | Shabbat Shuvah | Yom Kippur
Read Morethere’s a bluebird in my heart that
wants to get out
but I’m too tough for him,
I say, stay in there, I’m not going
to let anybody see
you.
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Teshuvah in Two Directions
Sep 26, 2016 By David C. Kraemer | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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A Heart of Compassion and Forgiveness
Sep 26, 2016 By Eitan Fishbane | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Return Us to You
Sep 26, 2016 By Mychal Springer | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Asking Forgiveness with Authenticity
Sep 26, 2016 By Paula Rose | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Forgiving Ourselves
Sep 26, 2016 By Anne Lapidus Lerner | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Getting to ‘Sorry’
Sep 26, 2016 By Shira D. Epstein | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Seeking Forgiveness for Structural Injustice
Sep 26, 2016 By Stephanie Ruskay | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
Forgiving and Asking Forgiveness: Sound Bytes for the High Holidays 5777
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Exercise Trackers And Mitzvah Motivators
Aug 31, 2015 By Judith Hauptman | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
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This Time Could Be Different
Aug 31, 2015 By Mychal Springer | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
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Conquering Our Anger
Aug 31, 2015 By Julia Andelman | Short Video | Rosh Hashanah | Yom Kippur
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Why Is Yom Kippur Every Year?
Aug 31, 2015 By Burton L. Visotzky | Short Video | Yom Kippur
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